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Household of William Forrest (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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.

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 1845 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forrest, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Forrest's household

Male

William

Forrest

Head
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Wife
Male

Thomas

Forrest

Son
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Robert

Forrest

Son
Male

William

Forrest

Son
Male

James

Forrest

Son
Male

John

Forrest

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forrest

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forrest

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forrest

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Forrest

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Forrest

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Forrest

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Forrest

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forrest

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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