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Household of William Forwell (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Forwell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forwell, born in 1837 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forwell, born in 1843 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Bella (born 1860 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Manson (born 1870 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Julia (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sarah Ann Shields, born in 1854 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Forwell's household

Male

William

Forwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forwell

Wife
Female

Bella

Forwell

Daughter
Male

William

Forwell

Son
Male

Henry

Forwell

Son
Male

James

Forwell

Son
Male

Manson

Forwell

Son
Female

Lizzie

Forwell

Daughter
Male

David

Forwell

Son
Male

Charles

Forwell

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Shields

Servant
Female

Julia

Forwell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Forwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forwell

Head

Married

44

1837

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forwell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Bella

Forwell

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Forwell

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Forwell

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Forwell

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Manson

Forwell

Son

-

11

1870

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Forwell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Forwell

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Forwell

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah Ann

Shields

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Julia

Forwell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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