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Household of John Forrest (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary E Forrest, born in 1842 in East Indies. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Janet A (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth Mcl (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Scobble, born in 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Forrest's household

Male

John

Forrest

Head
Female

Mary E

Forrest

Wife
Female

Mary A

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Forrest

Son
Female

Janet A

Forrest

Daughter
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Female

Elizabeth Mcl

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scobble

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forrest

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary E

Forrest

Wife

Married

39

1842

East Indies

Mary A

Forrest

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Daughter

-

12

1869

Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Forrest

Son

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Janet A

Forrest

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Mcl

Forrest

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scobble

Servant

-

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

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