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Household of John Rae (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Foveran, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rae, born in 1848 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rae, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jane Moir (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Hugh L (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas M (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Gordon Allan, born in 1864 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Rae's household

Male

John

Rae

Head
Female

Margaret

Rae

Wife
Female

Margaret

Rae

Daughter
Male

John

Rae

Son
Female

Mary Jane Moir

Rae

Daughter
Male

Hugh L

Rae

Son
Male

Thomas M

Rae

Son
Male

Gordon

Allan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rae

Head

Married

33

1848

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rae

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rae

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Rae

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane Moir

Rae

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh L

Rae

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas M

Rae

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gordon

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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