Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Alexander Forrest (born 1846, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forrest, born in 1846 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Forrest, born in 1851 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Alexander Forrest's household

Male

Alexander

Forrest

Head
Female

Helen

Forrest

Wife
Male

Alexander

Forrest

Son
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Female

Helen

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forrest

Daughter
Male

William

Forrest

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forrest

Head

Married

35

1846

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Forrest

Wife

Married

30

1851

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Forrest in Canongate in 1881, and follow the Forrest family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alexander Forrest

We’ve found Alexander Forrest in 66 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Forrest's household and view the Forrest family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census