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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1839, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1839 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Forbes, born in 1847 in Johnstone, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Elderslie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Peter Larimer, born in - in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Alexander Forbes's household
Alexander
Forbes
Head
Ann
Forbes
Wife
Alexander
Forbes
Son
Elizabeth
Forbes
Daughter
James
Forbes
Son
Peter
Larimer
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Forbes | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Ann | Forbes | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Johnstone, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Elderslie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Forbes | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Peter | Larimer | Boarder | Unmarried | - | - | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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