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Household of David Forrest (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Forrest, born in 1849 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forrest, born in 1848 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Gavin (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Michael (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Brother-In-Law, Abram Speirs, born in 1859 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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David Forrest's household

Male

David

Forrest

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife
Male

Gavin

Forrest

Son
Male

Michael

Forrest

Son
Female

Agnes

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Christina

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Abram

Speirs

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Forrest

Head

Married

32

1849

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Abram

Speirs

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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