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Household of James Forrester (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forrester, born in 1837 in East Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Forrester, born in 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1865 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine G (born 1866 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John T (born 1868 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander S (born 1872 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary M (born 1873 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helena (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Brown, born in 1861 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland.


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James Forrester's household

Male

James

Forrester

Head
Female

Christina

Forrester

Wife
Male

James

Forrester

Son
Female

Catherine G

Forrester

Daughter
Male

John T

Forrester

Son
Male

Alexander S

Forrester

Son
Female

Mary M

Forrester

Daughter
Female

Helena

Forrester

Daughter
Male

John

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Forrester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forrester

Head

Married

44

1837

East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Forrester

Wife

Married

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Forrester

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine G

Forrester

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John T

Forrester

Son

-

13

1868

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander S

Forrester

Son

-

9

1872

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary M

Forrester

Daughter

-

8

1873

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helena

Forrester

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

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