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Household of Alexander Forsyth (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.
Alexander Forsyth and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forsyth, born in 1837 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elspet Moir Or Forsyth, born in 1841 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; George M (born 1861 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Forsyth's household
Alexander
Forsyth
Head
Elspet
Moir Or Forsyth
Wife
George M
Forsyth
Son
Jane
Forsyth
Daughter
James
Forsyth
Son
Alexander
Forsyth
Son
William
Forsyth
Son
Annie
Forsyth
Daughter
John
Forsyth
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Forsyth |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Forsyth | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elspet | Moir Or Forsyth | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George M | Forsyth | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Forsyth | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Forsyth | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Forsyth | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Forsyth | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie | Forsyth | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Forsyth | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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