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Household of Alex J Strachin (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alex J Strachin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex J Strachin, born in 1837 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alex J was the head of the household, married to Cath Strachin, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie T (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Fred (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Cath (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alex J Strachin's household

Male

Alex J

Strachin

Head
Female

Cath

Strachin

Wife
Female

Alice

Strachin

Daughter
Female

Maggie T

Strachin

Daughter
Male

John

Strachin

Son
Male

Fred

Strachin

Son
Female

Cath

Strachin

Daughter
First name(s) Alex J
Last name Strachin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex J

Strachin

Head

Married

44

1837

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Cath

Strachin

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice

Strachin

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie T

Strachin

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Strachin

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Fred

Strachin

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cath

Strachin

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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