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Household of James Strachan (born 1827, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stirling, Stirlingshire, 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 1827 in Cumbernauld, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Strachan, born in 1831 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1857 in Cambus, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son-In-Law, Robert Govan, born in 1855 in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Strachan's household

Male

James

Strachan

Head
Female

Helen

Strachan

Wife
Female

Helen

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Govan

Son-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Govan

Wife
Male

Robert

Goran

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Cumbernauld, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Strachan

Head

Married

54

1827

Cumbernauld, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Strachan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Cambus, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Isabella

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Govan

Son-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Govan

Wife

Married

26

1855

Cambus, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Robert

Goran

Son

-

2

1879

Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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