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Household of John Strachan (born 1860, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, 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.

John Strachan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Strachan, born in 1860 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Strachan, born in 1860 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry Mackay, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Strachan's household

Male

John

Strachan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Strachan

Wife
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Female

Jessie

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Henry

Mackay

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Strachan

Head

Married

21

1860

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Strachan

Wife

Married

21

1860

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Strachan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Mackay

Boarder

-

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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