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Household of William Strachan (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Strachan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Strachan, born in 1838 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Strachan, born in 1848 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary K (born 1871 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John A (born 1876 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ann (born 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Charles (born 1865 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, William (born 1868 in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Strachan's household

Male

William

Strachan

Head
Female

Catherine

Strachan

Wife
Female

Jessie

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Mary K

Strachan

Daughter
Male

William

Strachan

Son
Male

John A

Strachan

Son
Female

Ann

Ironside

Servant
Male

Charles

Duncan

Servant
Male

William

Cowie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Strachan

Head

Married

43

1838

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Strachan

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Strachan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary K

Strachan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Strachan

Son

-

8

1873

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John A

Strachan

Son

-

5

1876

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Ironside

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cowie

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland

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