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Household of James Strachan (born 1834, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Strachan, born in 1834 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; James Alexander (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John Gibson (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister, Helen Strachan, born in 1831 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Strachan's household

Male

James

Strachan

Head
Female

Helen

Strachan

Sister
Male

James Alexander

Strachan

Son
Male

John Gibson

Strachan

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Strachan

Head

Widower

47

1834

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Strachan

Sister

Unmarried

50

1831

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James Alexander

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Gibson

Strachan

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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