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Household of Thomas Forrest Jr (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Jr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forrest Jr, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Barbara A Taylor, born in 1840 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella P (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Lillias (born 1858 in Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Lizzie (born 1870 in Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Forrest Jr's household

Male

Thomas

Forrest Jr

Head
Female

Barbara A

Taylor

Wife
Female

Isabella P

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forrest

Son
Female

Lillias

Noble

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Watson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forrest Jr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forrest Jr

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara A

Taylor

Wife

Married

41

1840

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella P

Forrest

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Forrest

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Lillias

Noble

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Lizzie

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

11

1870

Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland

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