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Household of James Strachan (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barvas, Ross and Cromarty, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Strachan, born in 1828 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina R Strachan, born in 1834 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina J (born 1861 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Roderick R (born 1867 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Cath A (born 1870 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Peter D (born 1873 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Joan A (born 1873 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William M (born 1875 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Cath (born 1861 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Strachan's household

Male

James

Strachan

Head
Female

Christina R

Strachan

Wife
Female

Christina J

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Roderick R

Strachan

Son
Female

Cath A

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Peter D

Strachan

Son
Female

Joan A

Strachan

Daughter
Male

William M

Strachan

Son
Female

Cath

Morrison

Servant
Female

Isabella

Gillies

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Strachan

Head

Married

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina R

Strachan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina J

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Roderick R

Strachan

Son

-

14

1867

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Cath A

Strachan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Peter D

Strachan

Son

-

8

1873

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Joan A

Strachan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William M

Strachan

Son

-

6

1875

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Cath

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

Gillies

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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