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Household of John Forrest (born 1837, Kirkcudbrightshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forrest, born in 1837 in Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Forrest, born in 1836 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1871 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, David Wilkie, born in 1861 in Monimail, Fife, Scotland.
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John Forrest's household
John
Forrest
Head
Grace
Forrest
Wife
James
Forrest
Son
Agnes
Forrest
Daughter
Alexander
Forrest
Son
David
Wilkie
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Forrest |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Forrest | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Forrest | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Forrest | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Agnes | Forrest | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexander | Forrest | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
David | Wilkie | Visitor | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Monimail, Fife, Scotland |
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