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Household of John Forsyth (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 1847 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Forsyth, born in 1851 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1873 in Berwick on Tweed, Berwickshire, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1874 in Berwick on Tweed, Berwickshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Thomson, born in 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Forsyth's household

Male

John

Forsyth

Head
Female

Mary

Forsyth

Wife
Male

William

Forsyth

Son
Female

Margaret M

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

John

Forsyth

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forsyth

Head

Married

34

1847

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forsyth

Wife

Married

30

1851

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forsyth

Son

-

8

1873

Berwick on Tweed, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Forsyth

Daughter

-

7

1874

Berwick on Tweed, Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Forsyth

Son

-

2

1879

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

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