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Household of William Strachan (born 1856, Kincardineshire)

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.

William Strachan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Strachan, born in 1856 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Strachan, born in 1855 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret A, born 1880 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, John (born 1855 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Boarder, James (born 1840 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Strachan's household

Male

William

Strachan

Head
Female

Christina

Strachan

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Strachan

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Visitor
Male

James

Wilkie

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Strachan

Head

Married

25

1856

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Christina

Strachan

Wife

Married

26

1855

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Strachan

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Anderson

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Wilkie

Boarder

Married

41

1840

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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