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Household of John Strachan (born 1839, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Strachan, born in 1839 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Strachan, born in 1837 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet Lindsay (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert B (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Blackly, born in 1845 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Strachan's household
John
Strachan
Head
Janet
Strachan
Wife
William
Strachan
Son
Lizzie
Strachan
Daughter
Janet Lindsay
Strachan
Daughter
John
Strachan
Son
Robert B
Strachan
Son
Margaret
Blackly
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Strachan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Strachan | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Strachan | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Strachan | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Strachan | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet Lindsay | Strachan | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Strachan | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert B | Strachan | Son | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Blackly | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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