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Household of John Strachan Jr (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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 Jr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Strachan Jr, born in 1836 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Strachan, born in 1842 in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Emily A (born 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary Dall (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth F (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Visitor, Emily (born 1831 in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Strachan Jr's household

Male

John

Strachan Jr

Head
Female

Jane

Strachan

Wife
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Female

Emily A

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Strachan

Son
Female

Mary Dall

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth F

Thomson

Servant
Female

Emily

Alexander

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Strachan Jr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Strachan Jr

Head

Married

45

1836

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Strachan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Emily A

Strachan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Strachan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Strachan

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Dall

Strachan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth F

Thomson

Servant

-

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Emily

Alexander

Visitor

Unmarried

50

1831

Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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