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Household of James Strachan (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birse, 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 Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Strachan, born in 1851 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1874 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander Ferguson (born 1881 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Maria (born 1870 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, George (born 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Alexander (born 1865 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Andrew (born 1862 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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James Strachan's household
James
Strachan
Head
Christina
Strachan
Wife
James
Strachan
Son
Alexander Ferguson
Strachan
Son
Maria
Strachan
Daughter
George
Tough
Servant
Alexander
Brand
Servant
Andrew
Mackay
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Strachan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Lumphanan, 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 | Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Strachan | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Strachan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander Ferguson | Strachan | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maria | Strachan | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Tough | Servant | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Brand | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Mackay | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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