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Household of Margaret Strachan (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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.

Margaret Strachan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Strachan, born in 1832 in , consisted of 6 members. Margaret was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Strachan, born in 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Boarder, John (born 1824 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), Margaret's Boarder, James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret's Boarder, Mary (born 1821 in Ireland).


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Margaret Strachan's household

Female

Margaret

Strachan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Strachan

Son
Male

John

McNeill

Boarder
Male

James

McNeill

Boarder
Female

Mary

McDivet

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Strachan

Head

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Elizabeth

Strachan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Strachan

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McNeill

Boarder

Widower

57

1824

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

James

McNeill

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDivet

Boarder

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

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