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Household of John Rae (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rae, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rae, born in 1838 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Andrew (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Michael (born 1860 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1863 in Ireland).


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John Rae's household

Male

John

Rae

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Wife
Male

John

Rae

Son
Female

Margaret

Rae

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Rae

Daughter
Male

William

Rae

Son
Male

Andrew

Kippie

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Gilmartin

Boarder
Male

Michael

Killerlaw

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Killerlaw

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rae

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Wife

Married

43

1838

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Rae

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rae

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Rae

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Rae

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Kippie

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gilmartin

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Michael

Killerlaw

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Patrick

Killerlaw

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

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