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Household of William McCrae (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 McCrae and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McCrae, born in 1833 in Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret McCrae, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Graham, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William McCrae's household

Male

William

McCrae

Head
Female

Margaret

McCrae

Wife
Female

Helen

McCrae

Daughter
Female

Janet

McCrae

Daughter
Male

William

McCrae

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Graham

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McCrae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McCrae

Head

Married

48

1833

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCrae

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Helen

McCrae

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McCrae

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McCrae

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Graham

Step Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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