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Household of William Forsyth (born 1826, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Abernethy & Kincardine, Invernessshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forsyth, born in 1826 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Forsyth, born in 1831 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John Gordon Asher (born 1866 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland), Alister Crawford (born 1871 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland), Francis Stuart (born 1873 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland) and George Granville (born 1874 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1847 in Morayshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Duthil, Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1867 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Alexander (born 1850 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1866 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).


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William Forsyth's household

Male

William

Forsyth

Head
Female

Barbara

Forsyth

Wife
Male

John Gordon Asher

Forsyth

Son
Male

James

Forsyth

Son
Male

Alister Crawford

Forsyth

Son
Male

Francis Stuart

Forsyth

Son
Male

George Granville

Forsyth

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Servant
Female

Margaret

Cameron

Servant
Female

Margaret

Cumming

Servant
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Servant
Male

Alexander

Ross

Servant
Male

John

Stuart

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forsyth

Head

Married

55

1826

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Barbara

Forsyth

Wife

Married

50

1831

Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

John Gordon Asher

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Forsyth

Son

-

11

1870

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alister Crawford

Forsyth

Son

-

10

1871

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Francis Stuart

Forsyth

Son

-

8

1873

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

George Granville

Forsyth

Son

-

7

1874

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cumming

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Duthil, Invernessshire, Scotland

Eliza

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Stuart

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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