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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1847 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Grace Forbes, born in 1845 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William A (born 1874 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Ann E (born 1876 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Christina C (born 1879 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Amelia A (born 1881 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Jane S (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Andrew (born 1864 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Forbes's household

Male

Alexander

Forbes

Head
Female

Grace

Forbes

Wife
Male

William A

Forbes

Son
Female

Ann E

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Christina C

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Amelia A

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane S

Munroe

Visitor
Male

Andrew

Rutherford

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forbes

Head

Married

34

1847

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Grace

Forbes

Wife

Married

36

1845

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

William A

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann E

Forbes

Daughter

-

5

1876

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina C

Forbes

Daughter

-

2

1879

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Amelia A

Forbes

Daughter

-

0

1881

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane S

Munroe

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Rutherford

Lodger

Unmarried

17

1864

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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