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Household of James Forrest (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Western District of Cadder, 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.

James Forrest and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forrest, born in 1832 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Forrest, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie B (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes F (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James F (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew H (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Smith, born in 1855 in Lesmahagow.


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James Forrest's household

Male

James

Forrest

Head
Female

Mary

Forrest

Wife
Female

Mary

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Jessie B

Forrest

Daughter
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Female

Agnes F

Forrest

Daughter
Male

James F

Forrest

Son
Male

Robert

Forrest

Son
Male

Matthew H

Forrest

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forrest

Head

Married

49

1832

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Wife

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie B

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes F

Forrest

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James F

Forrest

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Forrest

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew H

Forrest

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Lesmahagow

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