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Household of John Strachan (born 1842, Kincardineshire)

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.

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 Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Strachan, born in 1836 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1866 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary A (born 1868 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Catharine (born 1829 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Agnes (born 1849 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Strachan's household

Male

John

Strachan

Head
Female

Ann

Strachan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Strachan

Daughter
Male

James

Strachan

Son
Female

Mary A

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Annie

Strachan

Daughter
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Female

Catharine

Prophet

Boarder
Female

Agnes

Prophet

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kincardineshire, 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

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Strachan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Strachan

Son

-

15

1866

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Strachan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Strachan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Strachan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catharine

Prophet

Boarder

Unmarried

52

1829

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Prophet

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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