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Household of Charles Strachan (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Strachan, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Joan Strachan, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; Mary (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ann Jane (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1811 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles's Sister-In-Law, Catherine (born 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Charles Strachan's household

Male

Charles

Strachan

Head
Female

Joan

Strachan

Wife
Female

Mary

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Charles

Strachan

Son
Male

Alexander

Strachan

Son
Male

William

Strachan

Son
Male

David

Strachan

Son
Female

Maggie

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Strachan

Son
Female

Catherine

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Ann Jane

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Mother-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Carmichael

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Charles
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Strachan

Head

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Strachan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Strachan

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Strachan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Strachan

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Strachan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann Jane

Strachan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Carmichael

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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