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Household of Alexander Forrest (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Forrest and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forrest, born in 1838 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Fanny Forrest, born in 1841 in England. They had 6 children; William (born 1864 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isa (born 1868 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1871 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1876 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Niece, Frances Forrest, born in 1876 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Forrest's household

Male

Alexander

Forrest

Head
Female

Fanny

Forrest

Wife
Male

William

Forrest

Son
Female

Isa

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forrest

Son
Male

James

Forrest

Son
Male

Henry

Forrest

Son
Female

Frances

Forrest

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forrest

Head

Married

43

1838

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Fanny

Forrest

Wife

Married

40

1841

England

William

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isa

Forrest

Daughter

-

13

1868

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hannah

Forrest

Daughter

-

10

1871

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forrest

Son

-

10

1871

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forrest

Son

-

7

1874

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Forrest

Son

-

5

1876

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Frances

Forrest

Niece

-

5

1876

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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