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Household of William Forrest Sr (born 1812, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 Sr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forrest Sr, born in 1812 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William (born 1842 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1846 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, James (born 1864 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, John (born 1868 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1866 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Ann (born 1856 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Forrest Sr's household

Male

William

Forrest Sr

Head
Male

William

Forrest

Son
Male

James

Forrest

Son
Male

James

Forrest

Grandson
Male

John

Forrest

Grandson
Female

Jane

Forrest

Granddaughter
Female

Ann

Bruce

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Forrest Sr
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forrest Sr

Head

Widower

69

1812

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Forrest

Son

-

39

1842

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forrest

Son

-

35

1846

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forrest

Grandson

-

17

1864

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Grandson

-

13

1868

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forrest

Granddaughter

-

15

1866

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Bruce

Servant

-

25

1856

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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