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Household of John Strachan (born 1821, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Strachan, born in 1821 in Rickarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Strachan, born in 1823 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Peter (born 1855 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1858 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1848 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1852 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Strachan's household

Male

John

Strachan

Head
Female

Margaret

Strachan

Wife
Male

Peter

Strachan

Son
Male

Hugh

Strachan

Son
Female

Jane

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Strachan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Rickarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Strachan

Head

Married

60

1821

Rickarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Strachan

Wife

Married

58

1823

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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