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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1838 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1841 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1860 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1864 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Forbes's household

Male

Alexander

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Male

George

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

Thomas

Forbes

Son
Male

Peter

Forbes

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forbes

Head

Married

43

1838

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

13

1868

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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