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Household of John Rae (born 1819, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Rae and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rae, born in 1819 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catharine Rae, born in 1831 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1850 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1860 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet Elsie (born 1864 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Francis (born 1867 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane Eliza (born 1870 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1873 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1802 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Catharine (born 1841 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Catharine (born 1860 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Rae's household

Male

John

Rae

Head
Female

Catharine

Rae

Wife
Male

John

Rae

Son
Female

Isabella

Rae

Daughter
Female

Janet Elsie

Rae

Daughter
Female

Mary Francis

Rae

Daughter
Female

Jane Eliza

Rae

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Rae

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Mair

Mother-In-Law
Female

Catharine

Cooper

Servant
Female

Catharine

Barrack

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rae

Head

Married

62

1819

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catharine

Rae

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Rae

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet Elsie

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Francis

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Eliza

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ellen

Rae

Daughter

-

8

1873

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Mair

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

79

1802

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catharine

Cooper

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catharine

Barrack

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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