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Household of Alexander R Forrest (born 1849, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 R Forrest and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander R Forrest, born in 1849 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander R was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forrest, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander R's Boarder, John Holiwell, born in 1849 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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Alexander R Forrest's household
Alexander R
Forrest
Head
Margaret
Forrest
Wife
Elizabeth
Forrest
Daughter
Jessie
Forrest
Daughter
Margaret
Forrest
Daughter
Jane
Forrest
Daughter
Catherine
Forrest
Daughter
John
Holiwell
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander R |
| Last name | Forrest |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| 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 R | Forrest | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forrest | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Forrest | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Forrest | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forrest | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Forrest | Daughter | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Forrest | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Holiwell | Boarder | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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