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Household of Alexander Forsyth (born 1823, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, Lanarkshire, 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.
Alexander Forsyth and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forsyth, born in 1823 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Forsyth, born in 1837 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1862 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Henry (born 1868 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Forsyth's household
Alexander
Forsyth
Head
Janet
Forsyth
Wife
William
Forsyth
Son
Janet
Forsyth
Daughter
Margaret
Forsyth
Daughter
Margaret
Ferguson
Servant
Henry
Brown
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Forsyth |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Forsyth | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Forsyth | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Forsyth | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Forsyth | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forsyth | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Ferguson | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Brown | Servant | - | 13 | 1868 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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