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Household of Peter Forgie (born 1819, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Peter Forgie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Forgie, born in 1819 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Forgie, born in 1827 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1851 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1855 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1823 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Helen (born 1864 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Peter Forgie's household

Male

Peter

Forgie

Head
Female

Jane

Forgie

Wife
Male

Robert

Forgie

Son
Male

John

Forgie

Son
Male

Alexander

Forgie

Son
Male

James

Forgie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forgie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wilson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Helen

Terris

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Forgie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Forgie

Head

Married

62

1819

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Forgie

Wife

Married

54

1827

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Forgie

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Forgie

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forgie

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Forgie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forgie

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

58

1823

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Terris

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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