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Household of William Fossyth (born 1849, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 Fossyth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fossyth, born in 1849 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Fossyth, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1875 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Fossyth's household

Male

William

Fossyth

Head
Female

Ann

Fossyth

Wife
Female

Annie

Fossyth

Daughter
Male

James

Fossyth

Son
Male

William

Fossyth

Son
Male

Peter

Fossyth

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Fossyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fossyth

Head

Married

32

1849

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ann

Fossyth

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Annie

Fossyth

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Fossyth

Son

-

12

1869

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Fossyth

Son

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Fossyth

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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