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Household of W B Strachan (born 1843, 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.

W B Strachan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W B Strachan, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. W B was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth T Strachan, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas T (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William B (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth T (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Allan A (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes B (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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W B Strachan's household

Male

W B

Strachan

Head
Female

Elizabeth T

Strachan

Wife
Male

Thomas T

Strachan

Son
Male

William B

Strachan

Son
Female

Elizabeth T

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Allan A

Strachan

Son
Female

Agnes B

Strachan

Daughter
First name(s) W B
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W B

Strachan

Head

Married

38

1843

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth T

Strachan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas T

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William B

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth T

Strachan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Allan A

Strachan

Son

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes B

Strachan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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