Household of John Strachan (born 1841, Stirlingshire)

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Strachan, born in 1841 in Airth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 16 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary S Strachan, born in 1846 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Edith (born 1870 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), John B (born 1872 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Flora P (born 1874 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Arthur W H (born 1875 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Frank E (born 1878 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Mabel L (born 1879 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Maud R (born 1881 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Sarah A (born 1809 in England), John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1821 in Not Known), John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1869 in Ireland), John's Servant, John (born 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary B (born 1859 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary M (born 1857 in England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).