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Household of James Alexr Forrest (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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.

James Alexr Forrest and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alexr Forrest, born in 1816 in , consisted of 9 members. James Alexr was the head of the household, married to Jane Forrest, born in 1820 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane Walker (born 1855 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Gavin Alexr (born 1858 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Catherine (born 1860 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; James Allan (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Winifred May (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Alexr's Servant, Charlotte Ann Edwards, born in 1859 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England.


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James Alexr Forrest's household

Male

James Alexr

Forrest

Head
Female

Jane

Forrest

Wife
Female

Jane Walker

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Gavin Alexr

Forrest

Son
Female

Catherine

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Forrest

Daughter
Male

James Allan

Arthur

Grand Son
Female

Winifred May

Arthur

Grand Daughter
Female

Charlotte Ann

Edwards

Servant
First name(s) James Alexr
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Alexr

Forrest

Head

Married

65

1816

Scotland

Jane

Forrest

Wife

Married

61

1820

Scotland

Jane Walker

Forrest

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Gavin Alexr

Forrest

Son

Single

23

1858

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Forrest

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Forrest

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James Allan

Arthur

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Winifred May

Arthur

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Charlotte Ann

Edwards

Servant

Single

22

1859

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

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