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Household of David Forrest (born 1834, Midlothian)

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.

David Forrest and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Forrest, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Buchanan Buchanan Or Forrest, born in 1832 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David A (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Forrest's household

Male

David

Forrest

Head
Female

Margaret Buchanan

Buchanan Or Forrest

Wife
Male

George

Forrest

Son
Male

Archibald

Forrest

Son
Male

David A

Forrest

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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David

Forrest

Head

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret Buchanan

Buchanan Or Forrest

Wife

Married

49

1832

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David A

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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