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Household of Alexander A Strachan (born 1852, Kincardineshire)

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.

Alexander A Strachan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander A Strachan, born in 1852 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander A was the head of the household, married to Mary Strachan, born in 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth H (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander A's Visitor, Sophia (born 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander A's Visitor, Margaret (born 1843 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander A Strachan's household

Male

Alexander A

Strachan

Head
Female

Mary

Strachan

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Adams

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Strachan

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander A
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander A

Strachan

Head

Married

29

1852

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Wife

Married

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Strachan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Strachan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Adams

Visitor

Unmarried

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Strachan

Visitor

Unmarried

38

1843

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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