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Household of William Forrest (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

William Forrest and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forrest, born in 1839 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louis Fald Forrest, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Nita Fald, born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Eliza C (born 1857 in Ireland), William's Servant, Rose (born 1854 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1848 in Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Forrest's household

Male

William

Forrest

Head
Female

Louis Fald

Forrest

Wife
Female

Nita Fald

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Eliza C

Hamilton

Servant
Female

Rose

McAllister

Servant
Female

Mary

Graham

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forrest

Head

Married

42

1839

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Louis Fald

Forrest

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nita Fald

Forrest

Daughter

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza C

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Rose

McAllister

Servant

Widow

27

1854

Ireland

Mary

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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