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Household of William Macrae (born 1819, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tain, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

William Macrae and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macrae, born in 1819 in Macduff, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Macrae, born in 1822 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1851 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Roderick (born 1854 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1856 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James R (born 1863 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Alexander Campbell, born in 1860 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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William Macrae's household

Male

William

Macrae

Head
Female

Helen

Macrae

Wife
Female

Mary A

Macrae

Daughter
Male

Roderick

Macrae

Son
Male

John

Macrae

Son
Male

James R

Makrae

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Makrae

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Macrae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macrae

Head

Married

62

1819

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Macrae

Wife

Married

59

1822

Morayshire, Scotland

Mary A

Macrae

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Roderick

Macrae

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Macrae

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James R

Makrae

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elizabeth

Makrae

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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