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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1839, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 1839 in Millport, Buteshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forbes, born in 1841 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Forbes's household

Male

Alexander

Forbes

Head
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Wife
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Female

Agnes

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Forbes

Head

Married

42

1839

Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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