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Household of William Forrest (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnwath, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forrest, born in 1846 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Forrest, born in 1851 in Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander H (born 1880 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Barbara (born 1863 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Helen (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, David (born 1860 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1864 in Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Colin (born 1860 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Forrest's household

Male

William

Forrest

Head
Female

Catherine

Forrest

Wife
Male

Thomas

Forrest

Son
Male

Alexander H

Forrest

Son
Male

William

Forrest

Son
Female

Barbara

Chalmers

Servant
Female

Helen

Somerville

Servant
Male

David

Stewart

Servant
Male

William

McCallum

Servant
Male

Colin

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forrest

Head

Married

35

1846

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Forrest

Wife

Married

30

1851

Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forrest

Son

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander H

Forrest

Son

-

1

1880

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forrest

Son

-

0

1881

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Chalmers

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Somerville

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McCallum

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Colin

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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