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Household of William Forrest (born 1841, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forrest, born in 1841 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scott Forrest, born in 1846 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1869 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jannet (born 1880 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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William Forrest's household
William
Forrest
Head
Margaret Scott
Forrest
Wife
Samuel
Forrest
Son
Alexander
Forrest
Son
William
Forrest
Son
Margaret
Forrest
Daughter
Elizabeth
Forrest
Daughter
James
Forrest
Son
Jannet
Forrest
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Forrest |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Lesmahagow, 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 | 40 | 1841 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret Scott | Forrest | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Forrest | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Forrest | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Forrest | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forrest | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Forrest | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Forrest | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jannet | Forrest | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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