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Household of James Forsyth (born 1853, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forsyth, born in 1853 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Forsyth, born in 1852 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, Richard (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's -, Jane (born 1804 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1859 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Forsyth's household

Male

James

Forsyth

Head
Female

Jane

Forsyth

Wife
Female

Mary

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

James

Forsyth

Son
Male

John

Forsyth

Son
Male

George

Forsyth

Son
Male

Richard

Pender

Step Son
Female

Jane

Paterson

-
Male

Alexander

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forsyth

Head

Married

28

1853

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Forsyth

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forsyth

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Forsyth

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forsyth

Son

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Forsyth

Son

-

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Pender

Step Son

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Paterson

-

Widow

77

1804

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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