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Household of Thomas Forrest (born 1816, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Covington, 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.

Thomas Forrest and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forrest, born in 1816 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Grace Forrest, born in 1821 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1857 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1862 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Mary Anne (born 1865 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Janet (born 1866 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Peter (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Forrest's household

Male

Thomas

Forrest

Head
Female

Grace

Forrest

Wife
Female

Agnes

Forrest

Daughter
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Female

Eliza

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Servant
Female

Mary Anne

Hunter

Servant
Female

Janet

Callum

Servant
Male

Peter

Rae

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forrest

Head

Married

65

1816

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Forrest

Wife

Married

60

1821

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Anne

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Callum

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Rae

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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