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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1816, Kincardineshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strachan, 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.
Alexander Forbes and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1816 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1825 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1853 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), David (born 1864 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Isobella (born 1866 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Margaret (born 1797 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1866 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1859 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Peter (born 1827 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, William (born 1860 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Forbes's household
Alexander
Forbes
Head
Jane
Forbes
Wife
Margaret
Forbes
Mother
Alexander
Forbes
Son
Jane
Forbes
Daughter
David
Forbes
Son
Isobella
Forbes
Daughter
Margaret
Coutts
Granddaughter
James
Mackay
Servant
Peter
Riddle
Servant
William
Marshall
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Forbes | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Forbes | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Forbes | Mother | Widow | 84 | 1797 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
David | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Isobella | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Coutts | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
James | Mackay | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Riddle | Servant | Widower | 54 | 1827 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Marshall | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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