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Household of Mathew Strachan (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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.

Mathew Strachan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Strachan, born in 1837 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Jane Strachan, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mathew (born 1871 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Mathew Strachan's household

Male

Mathew

Strachan

Head
Female

Jane

Strachan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Strachan

Son
Female

Helen

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Strachan

Son
Male

Peter

Strachan

Son
Female

Jane

Strachan

Daughter
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Strachan

Head

Married

44

1837

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Strachan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Strachan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mathew

Strachan

Son

-

10

1871

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Strachan

Son

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Strachan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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