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Household of Alexander Forrest (born 1839, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forrest, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forrest, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alfred (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Forrest's household
Alexander
Forrest
Head
Margaret
Forrest
Wife
Alexander
Forrest
Son
James
Forrest
Son
Margaret
Forrest
Daughter
Robert
Forrest
Son
John
Forrest
Son
Alfred
Forrest
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Forrest |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Forrest | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forrest | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Forrest | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Forrest | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forrest | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Forrest | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Forrest | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alfred | Forrest | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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