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Household of John Rae (born 1819, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, 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 1819 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Rae, born in 1820 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Andrew, born 1854 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1866 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Adam (born 1865 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1860 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Rae's household

Male

John

Rae

Head
Female

Mary

Rae

Wife
Male

Andrew

Rae

Son
Female

Jane

Graham

Servant
Male

John

Hill

Servant
Male

Adam

McMurdo

Servant
Male

William

Urquhart

Servant
Male

John

Dalrymple

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rae

Head

Married

62

1819

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Rae

Wife

Married

61

1820

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Andrew

Rae

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Hill

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Adam

McMurdo

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Urquhart

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Dalrymple

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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