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Household of John Rae (born 1847, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 1847 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Rae, born in 1848 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Rae's household

Male

John

Rae

Head
Female

Mary

Rae

Wife
Male

Alexander

Rae

Son
Female

Mary

Rae

Daughter
Female

Helen

Rae

Daughter
Male

John

Rae

Son
Female

Betsy

Rae

Daughter
Male

James

Rae

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rae

Head

Married

34

1847

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Rae

Wife

Married

33

1848

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Rae

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Rae

Daughter

-

11

1870

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Rae

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Rae

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Rae

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Rae

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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