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Household of John Forrest (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnwath, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forrest, born in 1847 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forrest, born in 1846 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, Frank Forrest, born in 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Forrest's household

Male

John

Forrest

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Male

William

Forrest

Son
Female

Agnes

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Frank

Forrest

Step Son
Female

Janet

Forrest

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forrest

Head

Married

34

1847

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife

Married

35

1846

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forrest

Son

-

7

1874

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Forrest

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frank

Forrest

Step Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Forrest

Daughter

-

1

1880

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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