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Household of John Rae (born 1824, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rae, born in 1824 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Rae, born in 1828 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1859 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James R (born 1870 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Rae's household

Male

John

Rae

Head
Female

Jane

Rae

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter
Male

Robert

Rae

Son
Male

James R

Rae

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Rae

Head

Married

57

1824

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Rae

Wife

Married

53

1828

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Rae

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James R

Rae

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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