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Household of James Forrest (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

James Forrest and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forrest, born in 1832 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Forrest, born in 1834 in -. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George Ramsay (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth Bathgate (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie Kinghorn (born 1875 in Portobello), Alexa Marion Pentland (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane Susan (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1811 in -), James's Visitor, Mary (born 1862 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Christina (born 1865 in -).


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James Forrest's household

Male

James

Forrest

Head
Female

Marion

Forrest

Wife
Male

Edward

Forrest

Son
Male

George Ramsay

Forrest

Son
Female

Elizabeth Bathgate

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Annie Kinghorn

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Alexa Marion Pentland

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Jane Susan

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McAlpine

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Forrest

Visitor
Female

Christina

Ingles

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place -

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forrest

Head

Married

49

1832

-

Marion

Forrest

Wife

Married

47

1834

-

Edward

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George Ramsay

Forrest

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Bathgate

Forrest

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie Kinghorn

Forrest

Daughter

-

6

1875

Portobello

Alexa Marion Pentland

Forrest

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Susan

Forrest

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McAlpine

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

-

Mary

Forrest

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Ingles

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

-

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