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Household of John Strachan (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banchory Ternan, Kincardineshire, 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 1837 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Strachan, born in 1835 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1869 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Joseph Forbes (born 1873 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and George (born 1876 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Strachan's household

Male

John

Strachan

Head
Female

Anne

Strachan

Wife
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Male

James

Strachan

Son
Male

Adam

Strachan

Son
Male

Peter

Strachan

Son
Male

Joseph Forbes

Strachan

Son
Male

George

Strachan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jaffray

Servant
Male

William

Kennedy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Old Machar, 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

44

1837

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anne

Strachan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

-

16

1865

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Strachan

Son

-

15

1866

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Adam

Strachan

Son

-

12

1869

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Peter

Strachan

Son

-

10

1871

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Joseph Forbes

Strachan

Son

-

8

1873

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Strachan

Son

-

5

1876

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Jaffray

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Kennedy

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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