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Household of William Strachan (born 1814, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Strachan, born in 1814 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Strachan, born in 1820 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1852 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1854 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1861 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1863 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Alexander (born 1867 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Strachan's household

Male

William

Strachan

Head
Female

Mary

Strachan

Wife
Male

William

Strachan

Son
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Male

John

Wright

Servant
Female

Mary

Strachan

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Hepburn

Servant
Male

Alexander

Casie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Strachan

Head

Married

67

1814

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Wife

Married

61

1820

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wright

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Hepburn

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Casie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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