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Household of William Forrest (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Forrest, born in 1836 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Josiah (born 1861 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1872 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Neill (born 1876 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Forrest's household

Male

William

Forrest

Head
Female

Mary

Forrest

Wife
Male

Josiah

Forrest

Son
Male

William

Forrest

Son
Female

Mary

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Ann

Forrest

Daughter
Male

Neill

Forrest

Son
Male

Robert

Forrest

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, 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

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Wife

Married

45

1836

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Josiah

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Neill

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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