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Household of John A Forrest (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

John A Forrest and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Forrest, born in 1847 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Mary A Forrest, born in 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John A's Servant, Margaret Edwards, born in 1861 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John A Forrest's household

Male

John A

Forrest

Head
Female

Mary A

Forrest

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Servant
First name(s) John A
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Forrest

Head

Married

34

1847

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Forrest

Wife

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Forrest

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Forrest

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Forrest

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Edwards

Servant

Single

20

1861

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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