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Household of Charlotte Forsyth (born 1845, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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.

Charlotte Forsyth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charlotte Forsyth, born in 1845 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Charlotte was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1867 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1873 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charlotte's Mother-In-Law, Elspet (born 1802 in Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Charlotte's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and Charlotte's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Charlotte Forsyth's household

Female

Charlotte

Forsyth

Head
Male

John

Forsyth

Son
Female

Elspet

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

James

Forsyth

Son
Male

William

Forsyth

Son
Female

Elspet

Forsyth

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

McDonald

Boarder
Male

James

Lawson

Boarder
First name(s) Charlotte
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charlotte

Forsyth

Head

Widow

36

1845

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Forsyth

Son

-

14

1867

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Elspet

Forsyth

Daughter

-

8

1873

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Forsyth

Son

-

6

1875

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

William

Forsyth

Son

-

1

1880

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Elspet

Forsyth

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Lawson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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