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Household of John Strachan (born 1830, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Strachan, born in 1830 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Strachan, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1858 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Georgina (born 1870 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jean (born 1872 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, Charles Strachan, born in 1804 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Strachan's household

Male

John

Strachan

Head
Female

Jane

Strachan

Wife
Female

Mary

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Helen

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Jean

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Strachan

Son
Male

Robert

Strachan

Son
Male

Charles

Strachan

Father
First name(s) John
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Strachan

Head

Married

51

1830

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Strachan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Georgina

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Strachan

Father

Widower

77

1804

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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