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Household of Alexander Forrest (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carluke, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forrest, born in 1834 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Forrest, born in 1837 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Archibald (born 1863 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1870 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Amy N (born 1877 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Forrest's household

Male

Alexander

Forrest

Head
Female

Mary

Forrest

Wife
Male

Archibald

Forrest

Son
Male

Walter

Forrest

Son
Male

Alexander

Forrest

Son
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Female

Amy N

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Robert

Forrest

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forrest

Head

Married

47

1834

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Wife

Married

44

1837

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Amy N

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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