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Household of Peter Forsyth (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 Forsyth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Forsyth, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Peter Forsyth, born in 1867 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1867 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Theodore (born 1870 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Helen (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter's Boarder, Helen (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, George (born 1881 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Peter Forsyth's household

Male

Peter

Forsyth

Head
Male

Peter

Forsyth

Son
Male

Theodore

Forsyth

Son
Male

Robert

Forsyth

Son
Male

John

Forsyth

Son
Female

Helen

Ritchardson

Servant
Female

Helen

Gordon

Boarder
Male

George

Alexander

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Forsyth

Head

Married

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Forsyth

Son

-

14

1867

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Theodore

Forsyth

Son

-

11

1870

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Forsyth

Son

-

7

1874

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Forsyth

Son

-

4

1877

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Ritchardson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Gordon

Boarder

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Alexander

Boarder

-

0

1881

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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