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Household of William Forsyth (born 1815, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ythan Wells, Aberdeenshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forsyth, born in 1815 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Forsyth, born in 1813 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elsie, born 1856 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Maggie Cowie, born in 1878 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Forsyth's household

Male

William

Forsyth

Head
Female

Jane

Forsyth

Wife
Female

Elsie

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Cowie

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forsyth

Head

Married

66

1815

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forsyth

Wife

Married

68

1813

Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Forsyth

Daughter

-

25

1856

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Cowie

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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