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Household of James Strachan (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

James Strachan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Strachan, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Strachan, born in 1839 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George G (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes D (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander N (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jane McQueen, born in 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Strachan's household

Male

James

Strachan

Head
Female

Christina

Strachan

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Strachan

Daughter
Male

George G

Strachan

Son
Female

Agnes D

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Alexander N

Strachan

Son
Female

Jane

McQueen

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Strachan

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Strachan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George G

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes D

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander N

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McQueen

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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