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Household of John Forsyth (born 1836, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.
John Forsyth and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forsyth, born in 1836 in Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Forsyth, born in 1837 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Melville (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Forsyth's household
John
Forsyth
Head
Mary
Forsyth
Wife
Melville
Forsyth
Daughter
Maria
Forsyth
Daughter
Mary
Forsyth
Daughter
Margaret
Forsyth
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Forsyth |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Forsyth | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Forsyth | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Melville | Forsyth | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maria | Forsyth | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Forsyth | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forsyth | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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