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Household of John Forrest (born 1825, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Slains, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forrest, born in 1825 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Forrest, born in 1825 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Barbara J (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Elspet A (born 1872 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret A (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Forrest's household

Male

John

Forrest

Head
Female

Mary

Forrest

Wife
Female

Ann

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Barbara J

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Elspet A

Forrest

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret A

Mutch

Granddaughter
Male

William

Hay

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forrest

Head

Married

56

1825

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Wife

Married

56

1825

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara J

Forrest

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet A

Forrest

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Mutch

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Hay

Grandson

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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