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Household of William Rae (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Rae and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rae, born in 1827 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Rae, born in 1834 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Step Son, John (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Rae's household

Male

William

Rae

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Rae

Wife
Female

Mary

Rae

Daughter
Male

William

Rae

Son
Female

Maggie

Sutherland

Step Daughter
Male

John

Sutherland

Step Son
First name(s) William
Last name Rae
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rae

Head

Married

54

1827

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Rae

Wife

Married

47

1834

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Mary

Rae

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Rae

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sutherland

Step Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Sutherland

Step Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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