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Household of John Rae (born 1817, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rae, born in 1817 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Rae, born in 1827 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; John S (born 1852 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1857 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Maria (born 1864 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Janet (born 1869 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandchild, John S Robertson, born in 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
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John Rae's household
John
Rae
Head
Janet
Rae
Wife
John S
Rae
Son
Lizzie
Robertson
Daughter
Maria
Rae
Daughter
Janet
Rae
Daughter
John S
Robertson
Grandchild
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Rae |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Rae | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Janet | Rae | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John S | Rae | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Robertson | Daughter | Married | 24 | 1857 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Maria | Rae | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Janet | Rae | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John S | Robertson | Grandchild | - | 2 | 1879 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
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