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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1852, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Forbes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1852 in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1855 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1876 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Forbes's household

Male

Alexander

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Forbes

Head

Married

29

1852

Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

26

1855

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

1

1880

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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