Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Strachan (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Strachan, born in 1841 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Strachan, born in 1843 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1870 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1873 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1875 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allan (born 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1879 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1881 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, John (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Strachan's household

Male

John

Strachan

Head
Female

Jane

Strachan

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Step Daughter
Female

Maggie

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Strachan

Son
Male

Allan

Strachan

Son
Female

Ann

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Strachan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Strachan

Head

Married

40

1841

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Strachan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Step Son

-

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Strachan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Strachan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Strachan

Son

-

6

1875

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Strachan

Son

-

4

1877

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Strachan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Strachan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Strachan in Dalziel in 1881, and follow the Strachan family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Strachan

We’ve found John Strachan in 116 family trees. Find out more about John Strachan's household and view the Strachan family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census