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Household of David Forsyth (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

David Forsyth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Forsyth, born in 1845 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Christina Forsyth, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes L (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John A E (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina B (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother-In-Law, Mary A (born 1817 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David's Servant, Catherine (born 1858 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Forsyth's household

Male

David

Forsyth

Head
Female

Christina

Forsyth

Wife
Female

Mary A

Cairns

Mother-In-Law
Female

Agnes L

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

John A E

Forsyth

Son
Female

Christina B

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Catherine

O'Donnelly

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Forsyth

Head

Married

36

1845

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Forsyth

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

Cairns

Mother-In-Law

Widow

64

1817

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes L

Forsyth

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John A E

Forsyth

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina B

Forsyth

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

O'Donnelly

Servant

-

23

1858

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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