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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes W Forbes, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Daughter, Catherine Greenfield, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Forbes's household
Alexander
Forbes
Head
Agnes W
Forbes
Wife
Catherine
Greenfield
Step Daughter
Thomas
Forbes
Son
Alexander
Forbes
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Forbes | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Agnes W | Forbes | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Greenfield | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Forbes | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | Forbes | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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