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Household of Thomas Forsyth (born 1807, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stow Parish, 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.

Thomas Forsyth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forsyth, born in 1807 in Stow, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Forsyth, born in 1827 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Helen (born 1852 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Step Daughter, Janet (born 1856 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Grandson, Thomas (born 1873 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Granddaughter, Jessie Dodds (born 1878 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Grandson, Thomas (born 1881 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Forsyth's household

Male

Thomas

Forsyth

Head
Female

Janet

Forsyth

Wife
Female

Helen

Melrose

Step Daughter
Female

Janet

Dodds

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forsyth

Grandson
Female

Jessie Dodds

Forsyth

Granddaughter
Male

Thomas

Forsyth

Grandson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forsyth

Head

Married

74

1807

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Forsyth

Wife

Married

54

1827

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Helen

Melrose

Step Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Dodds

Step Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Forsyth

Grandson

-

8

1873

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Dodds

Forsyth

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Forsyth

Grandson

-

0

1881

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

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