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Household of Matthew Forrest (born 1825, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, England

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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.

Matthew Forrest and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Forrest, born in 1825 in Stanhope, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Grace Forrest, born in 1819 in Stanhope, Durham, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1858 in Stanhope, Durham, England. They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1872 in Stanhope, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, William Brunskill, born in 1831 in Stanhope, Durham, England.


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Matthew Forrest's household

Male

Matthew

Forrest

Head
Female

Grace

Forrest

Wife
Male

William

Forrest

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Vickers

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Brunskill

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Stanhope, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Forrest

Head

Married

56

1825

Stanhope, Durham, England

Grace

Forrest

Wife

Married

62

1819

Stanhope, Durham, England

William

Forrest

Son

Single

23

1858

Stanhope, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Vickers

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stanhope, Durham, England

William

Brunskill

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Stanhope, Durham, England

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