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Household of John Forrest (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 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.

John Forrest and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forrest, born in 1841 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forrest, born in 1853 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; George, born 1881 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Isabella (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Gorgon (born 1849 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Forrest's household

Male

John

Forrest

Head
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Wife
Male

George

Forrest

Son
Female

Isabella

Aitken

Visitor
Male

Gorgon

Pirie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forrest

Head

Married

40

1841

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Forrest

Son

-

0

1881

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Aitken

Visitor

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gorgon

Pirie

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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