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Household of Janet Strachan (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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.

Janet Strachan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Strachan, born in 1835 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1863 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1865 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry (born 1868 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1875 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Janet Strachan's household

Female

Janet

Strachan

Head
Female

Margaret

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Charles

Strachan

Son
Male

David

Strachan

Son
Male

Henry

Strachan

Son
Female

Isabella

Strachan

Daughter
First name(s) Janet
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Strachan

Head

Widow

46

1835

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Strachan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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