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Household of Robert Rae (born 1818, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Robert Rae and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Rae, born in 1818 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Rae, born in 1836 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William J (born 1856 in England), Edward B (born 1858 in England), Robert B (born 1860 in England), Sarah E (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Matthew J (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet A C (born 1877 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Annie Allan, born in 1860 in Inchbare, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Robert Rae's household

Male

Robert

Rae

Head
Female

Helen

Rae

Wife
Male

William J

Rae

Son
Male

Edward B

Rae

Son
Male

Robert B

Rae

Son
Female

Sarah E

Rae

Daughter
Male

Matthew J

Rae

Son
Female

Janet A C

Rae

Daughter
Female

Annie

Allan

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Rae

Head

Married

63

1818

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Rae

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William J

Rae

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

England

Edward B

Rae

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

England

Robert B

Rae

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

England

Sarah E

Rae

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Matthew J

Rae

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet A C

Rae

Daughter

-

4

1877

-

Annie

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Inchbare, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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