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Household of Alexander Strachan (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, 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 1854 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Strachan, born in 1856 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1878 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James Callender (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann Merchant (born 1880 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Strachan's household

Male

Alexander

Strachan

Head
Female

Ann

Strachan

Wife
Female

Helen

Strachan

Daughter
Male

James Callender

Strachan

Son
Female

Ann Merchant

Strachan

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Strachan

Head

Married

27

1854

Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Strachan

Wife

Married

25

1856

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Callender

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann Merchant

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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