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Household of William Forrest (born 1831, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forrest, born in 1831 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margrate Forrest, born in 1838 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margrate (born 1858 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1863 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1872 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, William Forrest, born in 1881 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Forrest's household

Male

William

Forrest

Head
Female

Margrate

Forrest

Wife
Female

Margrate

Forrest

Daughter
Male

David

Forrest

Son
Male

Thomas

Forrest

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Janet

Forrest

Daughter
Male

William

Forrest

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Forrest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forrest

Head

Married

50

1831

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margrate

Forrest

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margrate

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forrest

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forrest

Daughter

-

12

1869

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Forrest

Daughter

-

9

1872

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forrest

Grandson

-

0

1881

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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