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Household of Andrew Forrester (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saint George, 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.

Andrew Forrester and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Forrester, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Margaret C Forrester, born in 1850 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah M H (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet E (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret C H (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Beatrice C (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Servant, Jessie (born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Andrew's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Andrew's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Andrew's Servant, Grace (born 1845 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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Andrew Forrester's household

Male

Andrew

Forrester

Head
Female

Margaret C

Forrester

Wife
Female

Sarah M H

Forrester

Daughter
Female

Janet E

Forrester

Daughter
Female

Margaret C H

Forrester

Daughter
Female

Beatrice C

Forrester

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McRae

Servant
Female

Jane

McRae

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Grace

Mackay

Servant
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Forrester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Forrester

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Forrester

Wife

Married

31

1850

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah M H

Forrester

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet E

Forrester

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret C H

Forrester

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Beatrice C

Forrester

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

McRae

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane

McRae

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Grace

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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