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Household of John Strachan (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

John Strachan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Strachan, born in 1823 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary C Strachan, born in 1829 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary C (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara C (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie W (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter G (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Alexander T Strachan, born in 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Strachan's household

Male

John

Strachan

Head
Female

Mary C

Strachan

Wife
Female

Mary C

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Barbara C

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Maggie W

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Peter G

Strachan

Son
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Male

Alexander T

Strachan

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Strachan

Head

Married

58

1823

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary C

Strachan

Wife

Married

52

1829

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary C

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara C

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie W

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter G

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander T

Strachan

Nephew

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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