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Household of Thomas Forrest (born 1813, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 1813 in Mellor, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Forrest, born in 1817 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1848 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1850 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Alice Blackledge, born in 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Forrest's household

Male

Thomas

Forrest

Head
Female

Alice

Forrest

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Calverley

Daughter
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Male

Thomas

Forrest

Son
Female

Alice

Blackledge

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Mellor, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forrest

Head

Married

68

1813

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Alice

Forrest

Wife

Married

64

1817

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Calverley

Daughter

Widow

33

1848

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Forrest

Son

Single

31

1850

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Forrest

Son

Single

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Blackledge

Servant

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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