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Household of Margaret Strachen (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 Strachen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Strachen, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Robert (born 1855 in Ireland), James (born 1857 in Ireland), Mary (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1834 in Ireland) and Margaret's Visitor, Neil (born 1836 in Not Known).


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Margaret Strachen's household

Female

Margaret

Strachen

Head
Male

Robert

Strachen

Son
Male

James

Strachen

Son
Female

Mary

Strachen

Daughter
Female

Helen

Strachen

Daughter
Male

John

Strachen

Son
Female

Lizzie

Strachen

Daughter
Female

Mary

Strachen

Sister-In-Law
Male

Neil

McCallum

Visitor
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Strachen
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Strachen

Head

Widow

50

1831

Ireland

Robert

Strachen

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

James

Strachen

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Mary

Strachen

Daughter

-

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Strachen

Daughter

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Strachen

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Strachen

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachen

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

47

1834

Ireland

Neil

McCallum

Visitor

Widower

45

1836

Not Known

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