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Household of James Forsyth (born 1849, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forsyth, born in 1849 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Forsyth, born in 1849 in Luss, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, James (born 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1873 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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James Forsyth's household

Male

James

Forsyth

Head
Female

Mary

Forsyth

Wife
Male

James

Forsyth

Son
Male

James

Cowan

Visitor
Female

Mary

Cowan

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forsyth

Head

Married

32

1849

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Forsyth

Wife

Married

32

1849

Luss, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Forsyth

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cowan

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Visitor

-

8

1873

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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