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Household of James Strachan (born 1850, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Panbride, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Strachan, born in 1850 in Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Helen Strachan, born in 1852 in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Allan (born 1879 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Thomas (born 1881 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Visitor, Jessie (born 1855 in Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Strachan's household

Male

James

Strachan

Head
Female

Margaret Helen

Strachan

Wife
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Male

Thomas

Strachan

Son
Male

Allan

Strachan

Son
Female

Helen

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fraser

Nephew
Female

Jessie

Christion

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Strachan

Head

Married

31

1850

Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Helen

Strachan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Allan

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Fraser

Nephew

-

0

1881

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Christion

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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