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Household of James Strachan (born 1847, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cookney, Kincardineshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Strachan, born in 1847 in Birse, Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Annie Grant (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Wilhelmina (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David G (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Eliza (born 1855 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, George (born 1880 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, William (born 1864 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Strachan's household

Male

James

Strachan

Head
Female

Annie Grant

Strachan

Daughter
Male

James

Strachan

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Strachan

Daughter
Male

David G

Strachan

Son
Male

Alexander

Strachan

Son
Female

Eliza

Taylor

Servant
Male

George

Taylor

Boarder
Male

William

Forsyth

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Birse, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Strachan

Head

Widower

34

1847

Birse, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Annie Grant

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Strachan

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Strachan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David G

Strachan

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Strachan

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Taylor

Boarder

-

1

1880

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Forsyth

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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