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Household of William Strachan (born 1808, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in King Edward, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Strachan, born in 1808 in Rathven, Banffshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Strachan, born in 1829 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1859 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1861 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1860 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1861 in Turriff, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, George (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1843 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Charles (born 1849 in Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, George (born 1862 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Ann (born 1852 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Helen (born 1862 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Strachan's household

Male

William

Strachan

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Strachan

Wife
Male

George

Strachan

Son
Female

Agnes

Strachan

Daughter
Male

William

Cranna

Servant
Male

James

Masson

Servant
Male

George

McGillivray

Servant
Male

James

McHattie

Servant
Male

Charles

Minty

Servant
Male

George

Anderson

Servant
Female

Ann

Andrew

Servant
Female

Helen

Bruce

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Strachan

Head

Married

73

1808

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Strachan

Wife

Married

52

1829

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Agnes

Strachan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Cranna

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Masson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Turriff, Banffshire, Scotland

George

McGillivray

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McHattie

Servant

Married

38

1843

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Charles

Minty

Servant

Married

32

1849

Banffshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Andrew

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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