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Household of Alexander Strachan (born 1833, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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.

Alexander Strachan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Strachan, born in 1833 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Strachan, born in 1836 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander G (born 1866 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes V (born 1868 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James N (born 1875 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Penelope C (born 1877 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Strachan's household

Male

Alexander

Strachan

Head
Female

Jane

Strachan

Wife
Male

Alexander G

Strachan

Son
Female

Agnes V

Strachan

Daughter
Male

James N

Strachan

Son
Female

Penelope C

Strachan

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Strachan

Head

Married

48

1833

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Strachan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander G

Strachan

Son

-

15

1866

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes V

Strachan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James N

Strachan

Son

-

6

1875

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Penelope C

Strachan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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