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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1846, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1846 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1846 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane J (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander G (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter R T (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James J (born 1881 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Forbes's household

Male

Alexander

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Female

Jane J

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander G

Forbes

Son
Male

Walter R T

Forbes

Son
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Male

James J

Forbes

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forbes

Head

Married

35

1846

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Caithness, Scotland

Jane J

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander G

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter R T

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James J

Forbes

Son

-

0

1881

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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