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Household of James Forrester (born 1851, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 Forrester and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forrester, born in 1851 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Forrester, born in 1855 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Forrester's household

Male

James

Forrester

Head
Female

Jane

Forrester

Wife
Male

James

Forrester

Son
Female

Jane

Forrester

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Forrester

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forrester

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Forrester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forrester

Head

Married

30

1851

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Forrester

Wife

Married

26

1855

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Forrester

Son

-

8

1873

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Forrester

Daughter

-

6

1875

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forrester

Daughter

-

4

1877

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forrester

Daughter

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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