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Household of Alexander Forrester (born 1854, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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 Forrester and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forrester, born in 1854 in Crossgates, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Forrester, born in 1857 in Beath, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1878 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Beath, Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Beath, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Niece, Margaret Hodge, born in 1869 in Beath, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Forrester's household

Male

Alexander

Forrester

Head
Female

Agnes

Forrester

Wife
Female

Janet

Forrester

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forrester

Son
Male

James

Forrester

Son
Female

Margaret

Hodge

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forrester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Crossgates, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forrester

Head

Married

27

1854

Crossgates, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Forrester

Wife

Married

24

1857

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Forrester

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Forrester

Son

-

2

1879

Beath, Fife, Scotland

James

Forrester

Son

-

0

1881

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Hodge

Niece

-

12

1869

Beath, Fife, Scotland

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