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Household of John Rae (born 1815, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coigach, Ross and Cromarty, 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 1815 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hughina Rae, born in 1821 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1845 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Thomas (born 1853 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1858 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Christina (born 1863 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John S (born 1865 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Henry (born 1854 in Caithness, Scotland) and John's Visitor, James (born 1845 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Rae's household

Male

John

Rae

Head
Female

Hughina

Rae

Wife
Male

Robert

Rae

Son
Male

Thomas

Rae

Son
Male

John

Rae

Son
Female

Christina

Rae

Daughter
Male

John S

Rae

Son
Male

Henry

Paterson

Visitor
Male

James

Thomson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rae

Head

Married

66

1815

Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Hughina

Rae

Wife

Married

60

1821

Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Rae

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Thomas

Rae

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Rae

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John S

Rae

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Henry

Paterson

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

Caithness, Scotland

James

Thomson

Visitor

Unmarried

36

1845

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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