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Household of John Strachan (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverallochy, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Strachan, born in 1842 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Strachan, born in 1842 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1866 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christian (born 1874 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1880 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Elisabeth Ritchie, born in 1863 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Strachan's household

Male

John

Strachan

Head
Female

Mary

Strachan

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Ritchie

Step Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Strachan

Daughter
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Male

Robert

Strachan

Son
Female

Christian

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Helen

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Susan

Strachan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Strachan

Head

Married

39

1842

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Ritchie

Step Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

-

13

1868

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Strachan

Son

-

9

1872

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Strachan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Strachan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Strachan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Strachan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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