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Household of Alexander Forrest (born 1846, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forrest, born in 1846 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forrest, born in 1857 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1878 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth M (born 1880 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1863 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Forrest's household

Male

Alexander

Forrest

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife
Male

Alexander

Forrest

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Marshall

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forrest

Head

Married

35

1846

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife

Married

24

1857

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forrest

Son

-

3

1878

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Forrest

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Marshall

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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