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Household of John S Forsyth (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 S Forsyth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Forsyth, born in 1833 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John S was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Jane M (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary S (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina E (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James F (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella B (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John S's Cook, Isabella Carstairs, born in 1861 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John S Forsyth's household

Male

John S

Forsyth

Head
Female

Jane M

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Mary S

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Christina E

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forsyth

Son
Male

James F

Forsyth

Son
Female

Georgina

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Isabella B

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Carstairs

Cook
First name(s) John S
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Forsyth

Head

Widower

48

1833

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane M

Forsyth

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary S

Forsyth

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina E

Forsyth

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James F

Forsyth

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Forsyth

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella B

Forsyth

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Carstairs

Cook

Unmarried

20

1861

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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