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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1837, Ross & Cromarty)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1837 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret E Forbes, born in 1840 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Nisbet E (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert M F (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Jane Easton, born in 1851 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
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Alexander Forbes's household
Alexander
Forbes
Head
Margaret E
Forbes
Wife
Elizabeth
Forbes
Daughter
Alexander
Forbes
Son
James
Forbes
Son
Nisbet E
Forbes
Son
John
Forbes
Son
Robert M F
Forbes
Son
Jane
Easton
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Forbes | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Margaret E | Forbes | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Forbes | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Forbes | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Nisbet E | Forbes | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Forbes | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert M F | Forbes | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Easton | Visitor | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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