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Household of Hercules Strachan (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

Hercules Strachan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hercules Strachan, born in 1834 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Hercules was the head of the household, married to Isabella Strachan, born in 1854 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert D (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella D (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Hercules (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hercules's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Livingston, born in 1813 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Hercules Strachan's household

Male

Hercules

Strachan

Head
Female

Isabella

Strachan

Wife
Male

Robert D

Strachan

Son
Female

Isabella D

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Strachan

Son
Male

Hercules

Strachan

Son
Female

Isabella

Livingston

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Hercules
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hercules

Strachan

Head

Married

47

1834

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Strachan

Wife

Married

27

1854

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert D

Strachan

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella D

Strachan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Strachan

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hercules

Strachan

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Livingston

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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