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Household of Charles Strachan (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

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.

Charles Strachan and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Strachan, born in 1831 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 3 members. Charles was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's House Keeper, Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1854 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Charles Strachan's household

Male

Charles

Strachan

Head
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

House Keeper
First name(s) Charles
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Strachan

Head

Widower

50

1831

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

-

1

1880

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

House Keeper

Unmarried

27

1854

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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