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Household of William McRae (born 1844, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, 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 McRae and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McRae, born in 1844 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne McRae, born in 1841 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; Anne (born 1868 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Donald (born 1872 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, Murdo McRae, born in 1803 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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William McRae's household

Male

William

McRae

Head
Female

Anne

McRae

Wife
Female

Anne

McRae

Daughter
Female

Mary

McRae

Daughter
Male

Donald

McRae

Son
Female

Catherine

McRae

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McRae

Daughter
Male

Murdo

McRae

Father
First name(s) William
Last name McRae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McRae

Head

Married

37

1844

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Anne

McRae

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Anne

McRae

Daughter

-

13

1868

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McRae

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McRae

Son

-

9

1872

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McRae

Daughter

-

5

1876

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

McRae

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

McRae

Father

Widower

78

1803

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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