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Household of William Forsyth (born 1837, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Luce, Wigtownshire, 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 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forsyth, born in 1837 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 16 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Forsyth, born in 1844 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Agnes Mcg (born 1875 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elisabeth J (born 1877 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Albert G (born 1879 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1881 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Eskadale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, James (born 1817 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Elisabeth (born 1832 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, James (born 1866 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Janet (born 1848 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Janet (born 1869 in England) and William's Visitor, George H Mcd J (born 1854 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Forsyth's household

Male

William

Forsyth

Head
Female

Mary

Forsyth

Wife
Male

John

Forsyth

Son
Male

William

Forsyth

Son
Female

Agnes Mcg

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth J

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

Albert G

Forsyth

Son
Female

Mary A

Forsyth

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Laidlaw

Servant
Female

Mary

McCormick

Servant
Male

James

Todd

Visitor
Female

Elisabeth

Todd

Visitor
Male

James

Todd

Visitor
Female

Janet

Cochrane

Visitor
Female

Janet

Cochrane

Visitor
Male

George H Mcd J

Anderson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forsyth

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Forsyth

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Forsyth

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Forsyth

Son

-

8

1873

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes Mcg

Forsyth

Daughter

-

6

1875

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth J

Forsyth

Daughter

-

4

1877

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Albert G

Forsyth

Son

-

2

1879

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary A

Forsyth

Daughter

-

0

1881

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Laidlaw

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Eskadale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

McCormick

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Todd

Visitor

Married

64

1817

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Todd

Visitor

Married

49

1832

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Todd

Visitor

Unmarried

15

1866

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Cochrane

Visitor

Unmarried

33

1848

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Cochrane

Visitor

Unmarried

12

1869

England

George H Mcd J

Anderson

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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