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Household of James Forsyth (born 1845, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

James Forsyth and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forsyth, born in 1845 in St Andrews, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Forsyth, born in 1852 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Isabella Paton, born in 1869 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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James Forsyth's household

Male

James

Forsyth

Head
Female

Helen

Forsyth

Wife
Female

Margaret

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Paton

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place St Andrews, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forsyth

Head

Married

36

1845

St Andrews, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Helen

Forsyth

Wife

Married

29

1852

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forsyth

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Paton

Niece

-

12

1869

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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