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Household of Thomas Rae (born 1850, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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.

Thomas Rae and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rae, born in 1850 in East Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Rae, born in 1845 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1872 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet W (born 1874 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Wife's Son, Ralph (born 1866 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas's Wife's Son, Hugh (born 1869 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1852 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Andrew (born 1871 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Rae's household

Male

Thomas

Rae

Head
Female

Catherine

Rae

Wife
Female

Annie

Rae

Daughter
Female

Janet W

Rae

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rae

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Rae

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Drury

Wife's Son
Male

Hugh

Drury

Wife's Son
Male

William

Rae

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Cairns

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rae

Head

Married

31

1850

East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Rae

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Rae

Daughter

-

9

1872

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet W

Rae

Daughter

-

7

1874

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Rae

Daughter

-

4

1877

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Rae

Daughter

-

1

1880

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Ralph

Drury

Wife's Son

-

15

1866

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Hugh

Drury

Wife's Son

-

12

1869

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Rae

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Cairns

Visitor

-

10

1871

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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