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Household of William Foreman (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

William Foreman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foreman, born in 1844 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alexandrina Foreman, born in 1845 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1819 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Foreman's household

Male

William

Foreman

Head
Female

Alexandrina

Foreman

Wife
Female

Jessie

Foreman

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Foreman

Daughter
Male

William

Foreman

Son
Female

Christina

Foreman

Daughter
Female

Janet

Clark

Mother-In-Law
Female

Christina

Clark

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Foreman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foreman

Head

Married

37

1844

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexandrina

Foreman

Wife

Married

36

1845

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Foreman

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Foreman

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Foreman

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Foreman

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Clark

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Clark

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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