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Household of Thomas Forrest (born 1855, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas Forrest and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forrest, born in 1855 in Messingham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Forrest, born in 1852 in Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; John Wm (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, Alfred (born 1863 in Ashby, Lincolnshire, England) and Thomas's Brother, George (born 1856 in Appleby, Lincolnshire, England).


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Thomas Forrest's household

Male

Thomas

Forrest

Head
Female

Jane

Forrest

Wife
Male

John Wm

Forrest

Son
Male

Ernest

Forrest

Son
Male

Alfred

Forrest

Brother
Male

George

Forrest

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Messingham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forrest

Head

Married

26

1855

Messingham, Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Forrest

Wife

Married

29

1852

Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England

John Wm

Forrest

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Forrest

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Forrest

Brother

Single

18

1863

Ashby, Lincolnshire, England

George

Forrest

Brother

Single

25

1856

Appleby, Lincolnshire, England

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