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Household of Robert Forsyth (born 1815, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.
Robert Forsyth and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Forsyth, born in 1815 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forsyth, born in 1815 in England. They had 3 children; Frances (born 1844 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza B (born 1858 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1860 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister-In-Law, Mary J (born 1813 in England), Robert's Servant, Bridget (born 1863 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
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Robert Forsyth's household
Robert
Forsyth
Head
Margaret
Forsyth
Wife
Frances
Forsyth
Daughter
Eliza B
Forsyth
Daughter
Margaret J
Forsyth
Daughter
Mary J
Kinghorn
Sister-In-Law
Bridget
Feenie
Servant
Ann
McKellican
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Forsyth |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Forsyth | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forsyth | Wife | Married | 66 | 1815 | England | |
Frances | Forsyth | Daughter | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza B | Forsyth | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret J | Forsyth | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary J | Kinghorn | Sister-In-Law | Widow | 68 | 1813 | England | |
Bridget | Feenie | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Ann | McKellican | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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