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Household of Michael Rae (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Denny, Stirlingshire, 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.

Michael Rae and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Rae, born in 1840 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rae, born in 1833 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1864 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1870 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Boarder, Peter Gardener, born in 1858 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Michael Rae's household

Male

Michael

Rae

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Wife
Male

James

Rae

Son
Female

Margaret

Rae

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter
Female

Helen

Rae

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gardener

Boarder
First name(s) Michael
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Rae

Head

Married

41

1840

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Rae

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Daughter

-

13

1868

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Rae

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Gardener

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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