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Household of Isabella Strachan (born 1841, 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.
Isabella Strachan and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Strachan, born in 1841 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Isabella was the head of the household, They had 3 children; John (born 1869 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1873 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Isabella's Lodger, David (born 1848 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella's Lodger, William (born 1865 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Isabella Strachan's household
Isabella
Strachan
Head
John
Orchison
Son
Mary
Orchison
Daughter
James
Orchison
Son
David
Orchison
Lodger
William
Gibson
Lodger
| First name(s) | Isabella |
| Last name | Strachan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Unmarried |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isabella | Strachan | Head | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Orchison | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Orchison | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Orchison | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Orchison | Lodger | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Gibson | Lodger | - | 16 | 1865 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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