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Household of George Forbes (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, England

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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.

George Forbes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Forbes, born in 1854 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Betty Forbes, born in 1853 in Millbrook, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger, John (born 1850 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England) and George's Lodger, Samuel (born 1855 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England).


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George Forbes's household

Male

George

Forbes

Head
Female

Betty

Forbes

Wife
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Forbes

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Forbes

Head

Married

27

1854

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Betty

Forbes

Wife

Married

28

1853

Millbrook, Lancashire, England

James

Forbes

Son

Single

3

1878

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

William

Forbes

Son

Single

0

1881

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Forbes

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Forbes

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

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