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Household of Charles Forrest (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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.

Charles Forrest and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Forrest, born in 1836 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. Charles was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Charles (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Louis (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Fredrick (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Clara (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Sidney (born 1877 in -) and J (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles's Servant, Susan (born 1850 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles's Servant, Christian (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Charles Forrest's household

Male

Charles

Forrest

Head
Male

Charles

Forrest

Son
Male

James

Forrest

Son
Male

Louis

Forrest

Son
Male

Fredrick

Forrest

Son
Female

Clara

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Forrest

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Servant
Female

Susan

Dillon

Servant
Female

Jane

Simpson

Servant
Female

Christian

Henderson

Servant
Male

J

Forest

Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Forrest

Head

Widower

45

1836

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Forrest

Son

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Louis

Forrest

Son

-

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Fredrick

Forrest

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Clara

Forrest

Daughter

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sidney

Forrest

Son

-

4

1877

-

Margaret

Bell

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Dillon

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

J

Forest

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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