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Household of Duncan Forbes (born 1816, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.
Duncan Forbes and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Forbes, born in 1816 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Sarah Forbes, born in 1829 in -. They had 1 child; William H, born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Servant, Jean (born 1822 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Duncan's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Duncan's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Duncan Forbes's household
Duncan
Forbes
Head
Sarah
Forbes
Wife
William H
Forbes
Son
Jean
Donald
Servant
Jessie
Millar
Servant
Margaret
Pirie
Servant
| First name(s) | Duncan |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duncan | Forbes | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Forbes | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | - | |
William H | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jean | Donald | Servant | Unmarried | 59 | 1822 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Millar | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Pirie | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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