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Household of William Forsyth (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forsyth, born in 1839 in Errol, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Forsyth, born in 1836 in St Andrews, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Emily (born 1872 in Innellan, Argyllshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Innellan, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, James McGill, born in 1862 in Kirkoswald, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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William Forsyth's household

Male

William

Forsyth

Head
Female

Emily

Forsyth

Wife
Female

Emily

Forsyth

Daughter
Male

William

Forsyth

Son
Male

James

McGill

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Forsyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forsyth

Head

Married

42

1839

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Emily

Forsyth

Wife

Married

45

1836

St Andrews, Perthshire, Scotland

Emily

Forsyth

Daughter

-

9

1872

Innellan, Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Forsyth

Son

-

4

1877

Innellan, Argyllshire, Scotland

James

McGill

Lodger

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkoswald, Argyllshire, Scotland

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