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Household of William Forsyth (born 1809, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Enzie, Banffshire, 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 Forsyth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forsyth, born in 1809 in Morayshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Forsyth, born in 1816 in Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1842 in Morayshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1855 in Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1836 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter-In-Law, Jane (born 1854 in Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Ellen (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1862 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, William (born 1866 in Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Forsyth's household

Male

William

Forsyth

Head
Female

Jane

Forsyth

Wife
Male

James

Forsyth

Son
Male

Thomas

Forsyth

Son
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Forsyth

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Ellen

Ession

Servant
Male

James

Thomson

Servant
Male

William

King

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forsyth

Head

Married

72

1809

Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Forsyth

Wife

Married

65

1816

Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

39

1842

Morayshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter

Widow

45

1836

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Forsyth

Daughter-In-Law

Married

27

1854

Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

Ellen

Ession

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

William

King

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

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