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Household of William Strachan (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinfauns Parish, Perthshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Strachan, born in 1842 in Errol, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Margaret Campbell, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Strachan's household

Male

William

Strachan

Head
Male

William

Strachan

Son
Female

Catherine

Strachan

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Strachan

Son
Male

John

Strachan

Son
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Strachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Strachan

Head

Widower

39

1842

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Strachan

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Strachan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Strachan

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Strachan

Son

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Niece

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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