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Household of David Forsyth (born 1833, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Forsyth, born in 1833 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Rankin Forsyth, born in 1842 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1877 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Andrew Dewar, born in 1863 in Fife, Scotland.


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David Forsyth's household

Male

David

Forsyth

Head
Female

Rankin

Forsyth

Wife
Female

Margaret

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Janet

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forsyth

Son
Male

William

Forsyth

Son
Male

David

Forsyth

Son
Male

Andrew

Dewar

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Forsyth

Head

Married

48

1833

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Rankin

Forsyth

Wife

Married

39

1842

Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Forsyth

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forsyth

Daughter

-

14

1867

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Forsyth

Daughter

-

12

1869

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Forsyth

Son

-

8

1873

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Forsyth

Son

-

4

1877

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Forsyth

Son

-

1

1880

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Dewar

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Fife, Scotland

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