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Household of William McCrae (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McCrae, born in 1840 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret McCrae, born in 1845 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1866 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1873 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McCrae's household

Male

William

McCrae

Head
Female

Margaret

McCrae

Wife
Female

Ellen

McCrae

Daughter
Male

John

McCrae

Son
Male

Alexander

McCrae

Son
Female

Grace

McCrae

Daughter
Male

William

McCrae

Son
Male

James

McCrae

Son
Male

Robert

McCrae

Son
First name(s) William
Last name McCrae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McCrae

Head

Married

41

1840

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCrae

Wife

Married

36

1845

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

McCrae

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McCrae

Son

-

12

1869

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McCrae

Son

-

10

1871

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

McCrae

Daughter

-

8

1873

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McCrae

Son

-

6

1875

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McCrae

Son

-

4

1877

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McCrae

Son

-

2

1879

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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