Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Forsyth (born 1820, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forsyth, born in 1820 in Morayshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Forsyth, born in 1839 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Alexander Morrison, born in 1864 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Forsyth's household

Male

William

Forsyth

Head
Female

Helen

Forsyth

Wife
Male

John

Forsyth

Son
Male

George

Forsyth

Son
Male

Robert

Forsyth

Son
Male

Alexander

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forsyth

Head

Married

61

1820

Morayshire, Scotland

Helen

Forsyth

Wife

Married

42

1839

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Forsyth in Rathven in 1881, and follow the Forsyth family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Forsyth

We’ve found William Forsyth in 89 family trees. Find out more about William Forsyth's household and view the Forsyth family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census