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Household of Alexander Strachan (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Strachan, born in 1835 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Strachan, born in 1837 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1874 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Strachan's household

Male

Alexander

Strachan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Strachan

Wife
Male

Alexander

Strachan

Son
Male

David

Strachan

Son
Male

George

Strachan

Son
Male

James

Strachan

Son
Male

Hugh

Strachan

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Strachan

Head

Married

46

1835

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Strachan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Strachan

Son

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Strachan

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Strachan

Son

-

9

1872

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Strachan

Son

-

7

1874

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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