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Household of Alexander Forrest (born 1854, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

Alexander Forrest and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forrest, born in 1854 in Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forrest, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Wilhelmina, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, William Roy, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Forrest's household

Male

Alexander

Forrest

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife
Female

Wilhelmina

Forrest

Daughter
Male

William

Roy

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forrest

Head

Married

27

1854

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Forrest

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Roy

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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