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Household of Matthew Forrest (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Matthew Forrest and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Forrest, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forrest, born in 1832 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Hugh (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Margaret Forsyth, born in 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Forrest's household

Male

Matthew

Forrest

Head
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Wife
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Male

Hugh

Forrest

Son
Male

Charles

Forrest

Son
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forsyth

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Forrest

Head

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Wife

Married

49

1832

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hugh

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forsyth

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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