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Household of Duncan Forbes (born 1817, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Forbes, born in 1817 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Jannet Forbes, born in 1812 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Servant, Albert (born 1845 in England), Duncan's Servant, Isabella (born 1847 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Duncan's Servant, Margaret (born 1843 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Duncan's Servant, Mary (born 1848 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Duncan's Servant, Helen (born 1851 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Duncan's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Duncan's Servant, Alexander (born 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Duncan Forbes's household

Male

Duncan

Forbes

Head
Female

Jannet

Forbes

Wife
Male

Albert

Stokes

Servant
Female

Isabella

McBain

Servant
Female

Margaret

Johnston

Servant
Female

Mary

Johnston

Servant
Female

Helen

Tough

Servant
Female

Ann

Craighead

Servant
Male

Alexander

Florence

Servant
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Duncan

Forbes

Head

Married

64

1817

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jannet

Forbes

Wife

Married

69

1812

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Albert

Stokes

Servant

Married

36

1845

England

Isabella

McBain

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnston

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Johnston

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Tough

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Craighead

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Florence

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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