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Household of John Forrest (born 1813, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1813 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary (born 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann (born 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Grandson, Alexander (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Forrest's household

Male

John

Forrest

Head
Female

Mary

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Ann

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forrest

Head

Widower

68

1813

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Forrest

Daughter

Widow

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Ferguson

Grandson

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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