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Household of Donald Forbes (born 1829, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Donald Forbes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Forbes, born in 1829 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Ann Forbes, born in 1833 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Duncan (born 1859 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Cecilia (born 1861 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1865 in City, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1868 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Donald Forbes's household

Male

Donald

Forbes

Head
Female

Ann

Forbes

Wife
Male

Duncan

Forbes

Son
Female

Cecilia

Forbes

Daughter
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) Donald
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Forbes

Head

Married

52

1829

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Duncan

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cecilia

Forbes

Daughter

-

20

1861

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

16

1865

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

-

13

1868

City, Midlothian, Scotland

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