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Household of Andrew Strachan (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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.

Andrew Strachan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Strachan, born in 1838 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Strachan, born in 1842 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Sister-In-Law, Mary May, born in 1852 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Andrew Strachan's household

Male

Andrew

Strachan

Head
Female

Sarah

Strachan

Wife
Female

Mary

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Strachan

Daughter
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Female

Mary

May

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Strachan

Head

Married

43

1838

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Strachan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Strachan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Strachan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

May

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

29

1852

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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