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Household of John Forrest (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forrest, born in 1821 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Sinton, born in 1828 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1859 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1874 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alexander Black, born in 1840 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Forrest's household

Male

John

Forrest

Head
Female

Janet

Sinton

Wife
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Female

Mary

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Robert

Forrest

Son
Male

Alexander

Black

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forrest

Head

Married

60

1821

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Sinton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Black

Boarder

Unmarried

41

1840

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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