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Benjamin Strachan                           1842-1922
Benjamin was born about 1842, the son of James Strachan and Mary Wallace, at Fyvie, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Ann Donaldson Smith                       1849-1925
Ann was born on 19 January 1849, the daughter of James Smith and Jane Ayre, at Sunderland, County Durham.
I have identified the following children.
  Arthur Born abt 1880   Sunderland  
Frederick James Born abt 1882   Sunderland  
Ethel Annie Born abt 1884   Sunderland  
Mary Wallace Born abt 1887   Sunderland  
Hilda Jane Born abt 1889   Sunderland  
Charles Gordon Born abt 1891   Sunderland  

Birth of Parents
Benjamin Strachan b: abt 1842  c: 28 Aug 1842       Fyvie, Aberdeen, Scotland
son of James Strachan and Mary Wallace

Ann Donaldson Smith b: 19 Jan 1849                         Sunderland, County Durham         1849 1Q Sunderland 24 345
daughter of James Smith and Jane Ayre

Marriage
abt 1878
Benjamin Strachan
Ann Donaldson Smith 		        1878 3Q Sunderland 10a 665

Children
Arthur Strachan b: abt 1880               Sunderland, County Durham         1880 3Q Sunderland 10a 658
son of Benjamin Strachan and Ann Donaldson Smith

1881 Census RG11-5006 4 April 1881 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham
12 Dundas Street
Benjamin Strachan
Ann D. (Wife)
Arthur
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 38
Age 32
Age 8 Mon. 		General Practitioner
Sunderland
Sunderland 		Scotland
Durham
Durham		 abt 1842
19 Jan 1849
abt 1880

Frederick James Strachan b: abt 1882               Sunderland, County Durham         1882 2Q Sunderland 10a 728
son of Benjamin Strachan and Ann Donaldson Smith
Ethel Annie Strachan b: abt 1884               Sunderland, County Durham         1884 3Q Sunderland 10a 716
daughter of Benjamin Strachan and Ann Donaldson Smith
Mary Wallace Strachan b: abt 1887               Sunderland, County Durham         1887 2Q Sunderland 10a 679
daughter of Benjamin Strachan and Ann Donaldson Smith
Hilda Jane Strachan b: abt 1889               Sunderland, County Durham         1889 2Q Sunderland 10a 701
daughter of Benjamin Strachan and Ann Donaldson Smith

1891 Census RG12-4149 6 April 1891 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
12 Dundas Street
Benjamin Strachan
Ann D. (Wife)
Arthur
Frederick J.
Ethel A.
Mary W.
Hilda J.
John W. Dougall (Asst)
 Plus 2 Servants 		Age 45
Age 42
Age 10
Age 8
Age 6
Age 4
Age 2
Age 31 		General Practitioner Medicine






Student Assistant of medicine 		Fyvie


Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland 		Scotland
Northumberland
Northumberland




Scotland 		abt 1842
19 Jan 1849
abt 1880
abt 1882
abt 1884
abt 1887
abt 1889
abt 1859

Charles Gordon Strachan b: abt 1891               Sunderland, County Durham         1891 4Q Sunderland 10a 684
son of Benjamin Strachan and Ann Donaldson Smith

1901 Census RG13-4716 1 April 1901 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
12 Thornhill Gardens
Benjamin Strachan
Ann D. (Wife)
Arthur
Frederick J.
Hilda J.
Charles G.
Plus 1 Servant 		Age 58
Age 51
Age 20
Age 18
Age 12
Age 9 		Surgeon, Retired

Mechanical Engineer, Appr.
Medical Student
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland 		Scotland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham 		abt 1842
19 Jan 1849
abt 1880
abt 1882
abt 1889
abt 1891

1911 Census RG14-(15) 3 April 1911 Middleton, Cotherstone, County Durham
Red Gables, East Cotherstone,   Near Darlington, Yorkshire   (6 Rooms)
Benjamin Strachan
Ann Donaldson (Wife)
Mary Wallace
Hilda Jane
Charles Gordon
Plus 1 Servant 		Age 68
Age 62
Age 23
Age 22
Age 19 		Surgeon



Medical Student 		Fyvie
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland 		Aberdeenshire
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham 		abt 1842
19 Jan 1849
abt 1887
abt 1889
abt 1891

Death
Dr. Benjamin Strachan Died 8 May 1922         Scotland

LONDON   19 Jul 1922                         Probate
STRACHAN, Benjamin, of 2 Hermitage-terrace, Morningside, Edinburgh, died 8 May 1922, Confirmation of Anne Donaldson Strachan, widow.
  Sealed, London, 19 July.

Death
Ann Donaldson (Smith) Strachan Died 29 Oct 1925, Age 76,       Northumberland       1825 4Q Hexham 10b 453

LONDON   1 Jan 1926                         Probate
STRACHAN, Anne Donaldson, of Red Gables, Cotherstone, Yorkshire, widow, died 29 October 1925, at Hexham, Confirmation of Arthur Strachan, and Frederick James Strachan, and Charles Gordon Strachan, doctors.
  Sealed, London, 1 January.