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Household of James Strachan (born 1851, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

James Strachan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Strachan, born in 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Strachan, born in 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jemima (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Strachan's household

Male

James

Strachan

Head
Female

Sarah

Strachan

Wife
Male

James

Strachan

Son
Female

Mary

Strachan

Daughter
Male

George

Strachan

Son
Female

Betsy

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Strachan

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Strachan

Head

Married

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Strachan

Wife

Married

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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