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Household of Alexander Forrest (born 1844, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1844 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forrest, born in 1846 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1870 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Charles (born 1872 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Alexander Forrest's household

Male

Alexander

Forrest

Head
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Wife
Male

Alexander

Forrest

Son
Male

Charles

Forrest

Son
Female

Christina

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forrest

Son
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Jane

Forrest

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forrest

Head

Married

37

1844

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Forrest

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Charles

Forrest

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Forrest

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Forrest

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Forrest

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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