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Household of William Forsyth (born 1846, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forsyth, born in 1846 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alison Forsyth, born in 1847 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1875 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1879 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Sarah (born 1851 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Bella (born 1864 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, James (born - in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Forsyth's household

Male

William

Forsyth

Head
Female

Alison

Forsyth

Wife
Male

William

Forsyth

Son
Male

Alexander

Forsyth

Son
Male

James

Forsyth

Son
Female

Christina

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

John

Forsyth

Son
Female

Sarah

Forsyth

Sister
Female

Bella

Martin

Servant
Male

James

Kirk

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forsyth

Head

Married

35

1846

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alison

Forsyth

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Forsyth

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forsyth

Son

-

4

1877

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Forsyth

Son

-

3

1878

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Christina

Forsyth

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Forsyth

Son

-

1

1880

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Forsyth

Sister

Unmarried

30

1851

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Bella

Martin

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Kirk

Boarder

Unmarried

-

-

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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