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Household of John Forrest (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forrest, born in 1837 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella Eddie (born 1870 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George M (born 1871 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret R (born 1873 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary R (born 1876 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie H (born 1879 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Ross, born in 1798 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Forrest's household

Male

John

Forrest

Head
Female

Mary Simpson Ross

Forrest

Wife
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Female

Isabella Eddie

Forrest

Daughter
Male

George M

Forrest

Son
Female

Margaret R

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Mary R

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Jessie H

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Ross

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status -
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forrest

Head

-

44

1837

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Simpson Ross

Forrest

Wife

-

43

1838

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

-

15

1866

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella Eddie

Forrest

Daughter

-

11

1870

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George M

Forrest

Son

-

10

1871

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret R

Forrest

Daughter

-

8

1873

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary R

Forrest

Daughter

-

5

1876

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie H

Forrest

Daughter

-

2

1879

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ross

Mother-In-Law

Widow

83

1798

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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