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Household of John Rae (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rae, born in 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Rae, born in 1837 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John A (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William J (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann M (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1863 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Step Son, Alexander A (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Rae's household

Male

John

Rae

Head
Female

Mary

Rae

Wife
Male

John A

Rae

Son
Male

William J

Rae

Son
Male

James

Rae

Son
Male

Robert

Rae

Son
Female

Mary Ann M

Rae

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gordon

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander A

Gordon

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rae

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Rae

Wife

Married

44

1837

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John A

Rae

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J

Rae

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Rae

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Rae

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann M

Rae

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Step Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander A

Gordon

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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