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Household of David Strachan (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, Lanarkshire, 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.
David Strachan and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Strachan, born in 1844 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; David (born 1869 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Jane Drummond, born in 1859 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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David Strachan's household
David
Strachan
Head
David
Strachan
Son
John
Strachan
Son
Margaret
Strachan
Daughter
Isabella
Strachan
Daughter
Mary
Strachan
Daughter
Jane
Drummond
Servant
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Strachan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Strachan | Head | Widower | 37 | 1844 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Strachan | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Strachan | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Strachan | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Strachan | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Strachan | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Drummond | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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