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Household of Peter Forrest (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

Peter Forrest and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Forrest, born in 1841 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary C Forrest, born in 1842 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Mother-In-Law, Christina (born 1818 in Perthshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Jessie (born 1858 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Fife, Scotland).


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Peter Forrest's household

Male

Peter

Forrest

Head
Female

Mary C

Forrest

Wife
Female

Christina

Kerr

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Sommerville

Servant
Female

Ellen

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Forrest

Head

Married

40

1841

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C

Forrest

Wife

Married

39

1842

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Kerr

Mother-In-Law

Widow

63

1818

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sommerville

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Fife, Scotland

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