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Household of Alice Forrester (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

Alice Forrester and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Forrester, born in 1835 in Fala, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James G (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alice's -, Lizzie Swanson, born in 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alice Forrester's household

Female

Alice

Forrester

Head
Male

John

Forrester

Son
Female

Jane

Forrester

Daughter
Male

William

Forrester

Son
Male

James G

Forrester

Son
Female

Lizzie

Swanson

-
First name(s) Alice
Last name Forrester
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Fala, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Forrester

Head

Widow

46

1835

Fala, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Forrester

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Forrester

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Forrester

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James G

Forrester

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Lizzie

Swanson

-

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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