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Household of James Forsyth (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Forsyth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forsyth, born in 1824 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elspet Forsyth, born in 1824 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1869 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1864 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1866 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Forsyth's household

Male

James

Forsyth

Head
Female

Elspet

Forsyth

Wife
Female

Margaret

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

William

Forsyth

Son
Male

John

Harper

Boarder
Male

William

Harper

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forsyth

Head

Married

57

1824

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Forsyth

Wife

Married

57

1824

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forsyth

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Forsyth

Son

-

12

1869

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Harper

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Harper

Boarder

-

15

1866

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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