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Household of John Rae (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rae, born in 1829 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rae, born in 1843 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Dugold B (born 1873 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John A (born 1876 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Charles Romanes, born in 1853 in Russia.


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John Rae's household

Male

John

Rae

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Wife
Male

Dugold B

Rae

Son
Male

John A

Rae

Son
Female

Helen

Rae

Daughter
Male

James

Rae

Son
Male

Charles

Romanes

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rae

Head

Married

52

1829

England

Elizabeth

Rae

Wife

Married

38

1843

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Dugold B

Rae

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John A

Rae

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Rae

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Romanes

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Russia

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