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Household of William Forrest (born 1847, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newlands, Peeblesshire, 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.
William Forrest and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forrest, born in 1847 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Forrest, born in 1848 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1875 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1877 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Simon (born 1880 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Laurence (born 1861 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, George (born 1867 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Walter (born 1831 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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William Forrest's household
William
Forrest
Head
Mary
Forrest
Wife
Maggie
Forrest
Daughter
Grace
Forrest
Daughter
Alexander
Forrest
Son
Simon
Forrest
Son
Laurence
Brown
Servant
George
Ormiston
Servant
Walter
Archibald
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Forrest |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Forrest | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Forrest | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Forrest | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Forrest | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Forrest | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Simon | Forrest | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Laurence | Brown | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
George | Ormiston | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Archibald | Servant | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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