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Household of William McRae (born 1821, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, Moray, 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 McRae and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McRae, born in 1821 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McRae, born in 1822 in Dyke, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1851 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1870 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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William McRae's household

Male

William

McRae

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McRae

Wife
Female

Margaret

McRae

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

McRae

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McRae

Head

Married

60

1821

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Elizabeth

McRae

Wife

Married

59

1822

Dyke, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret

McRae

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Granddaughter

-

14

1867

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret

McRae

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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