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Household of Alexander Strachan (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meldrum, 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 Strachan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Strachan, born in 1826 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Strachan, born in 1826 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary A (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Robert (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, William (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Strachan's household

Male

Alexander

Strachan

Head
Female

Mary

Strachan

Wife
Female

Mary A

Summers

Granddaughter
Male

Robert

Johnston

Granddaughter
Male

William

Brown

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Strachan

Head

Married

55

1826

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Wife

Married

55

1826

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Summers

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Johnston

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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