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Household of Margaret Forsyth (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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.

Margaret Forsyth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Forsyth, born in 1824 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1855 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1857 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1864 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Niece, Helen (born 1868 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Margaret's Visitor, John (born 1825 in Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Margaret Forsyth's household

Female

Margaret

Forsyth

Head
Male

John

Forsyth

Son
Male

Robert

Forsyth

Son
Female

Maggie

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Helen

Main

Niece
Male

John

Armstrong

Visitor
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Forsyth

Head

Widow

57

1824

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Forsyth

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forsyth

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Main

Niece

-

13

1868

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Armstrong

Visitor

Unmarried

56

1825

Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

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