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Household of William Strachan (born 1843, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 1843 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Strachan, born in 1845 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry D (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie M (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father-In-Law, Henry Downie, born in 1810 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
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William Strachan's household
William
Strachan
Head
Jane
Strachan
Wife
Jane
Strachan
Daughter
James
Strachan
Son
Henry D
Strachan
Son
Isabella
Strachan
Daughter
Margaret
Strachan
Daughter
Jessie M
Strachan
Daughter
Henry
Downie
Father-In-Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Strachan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Strachan | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Strachan | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Strachan | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Strachan | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Henry D | Strachan | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Strachan | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Strachan | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie M | Strachan | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Henry | Downie | Father-In-Law | Widower | 71 | 1810 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
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