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Household of John Forrest (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 1836 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Forrest, born in 1838 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1871 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1877 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gavin (born 1879 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Christina (born 1857 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Grace (born 1857 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Forrest's household

Male

John

Forrest

Head
Female

Marion

Forrest

Wife
Female

Isabella

Forrest

Daughter
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Marion

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Gavin

Forrest

Son
Female

Christina

Macandy

Servant
Female

Grace

Rankin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Airdrie, 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

45

1836

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Forrest

Wife

Married

43

1838

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Forrest

Daughter

-

10

1871

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

-

9

1872

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forrest

Daughter

-

7

1874

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Forrest

Daughter

-

4

1877

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Forrest

Son

-

2

1879

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Macandy

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Grace

Rankin

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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