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Household of Robert Forest (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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.

Robert Forest and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Forest, born in 1843 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Reid, born in 1844 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born - in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother, Alexander G Reid, born in 1841 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Forest's household

Male

Robert

Forest

Head
Female

Mary

Reid

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Forest

Daughter
Male

William

Forest

Son
Female

Helen

Forest

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forest

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Forest

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Forest

Daughter
Male

Alexander G

Reid

Brother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Forest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Forest

Head

Married

38

1843

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Wife

Married

37

1844

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forest

Daughter

-

-

-

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forest

Son

-

11

1870

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Forest

Daughter

-

9

1872

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forest

Daughter

-

5

1876

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forest

Daughter

-

3

1878

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Forest

Daughter

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander G

Reid

Brother

Unmarried

40

1841

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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