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Household of George Forbes (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drumoak, 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.

George Forbes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Forbes, born in 1823 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1825 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1857 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1859 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1864 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Alexander (born 1865 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's -, Peter (born 1867 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George's Visitor, George (born 1860 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George Forbes's household

Male

George

Forbes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife
Male

George

Forbes

Son
Female

Elsie

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Marshall

Servant
Male

Peter

Marshall

-
Male

George

Donaldson

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Forbes

Head

Married

58

1823

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife

Married

56

1825

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Marshall

-

-

14

1867

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Donaldson

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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