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Household of James Forsyth (born 1837, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, Dumfriesshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forsyth, born in 1837 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Forsyth, born in 1834 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1869 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, John (born 1857 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, Thomas (born 1862 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Niece, Janet (born 1869 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Forsyth's household

Male

James

Forsyth

Head
Female

Jane

Forsyth

Wife
Male

Thomas

Forsyth

Son
Male

James

Forsyth

Son
Male

Joseph

Forsyth

Son
Male

John

Maxwell

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Phillips

Nephew
Female

Janet

Phillips

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forsyth

Head

Married

44

1837

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Forsyth

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Nephew

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Phillips

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Phillips

Niece

Unmarried

12

1869

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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