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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Deer, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1817 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1831 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Bethia (born 1857 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1859 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1868 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1874 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Maggie A (born 1876 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, William (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Forbes's household
Alexander
Forbes
Head
Elizabeth
Forbes
Wife
Bethia
Forbes
Daughter
Elizabeth
Forbes
Daughter
George
Forbes
Son
William
Forbes
Son
Isabella
Forbes
Daughter
Jane
Forbes
Daughter
Maggie A
Forbes
Granddaughter
William
Bruce
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Forbes | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Forbes | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Bethia | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maggie A | Forbes | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Bruce | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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