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Household of William Forrest (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 1848 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forrest, born in 1849 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Allan Lockhart, born in 1835 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Forrest's household

Male

William

Forrest

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife
Female

Annie

Forrest

Daughter
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Male

William

Forrest

Son
Male

Allan

Lockhart

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lanark, 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

33

1848

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forrest

Wife

Married

32

1849

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Lockhart

Visitor

Unmarried

46

1835

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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