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Household of James Forbes (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Forbes and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1815 in , consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret M Forbes, born in 1821 in Scotland. They had 1 child; Henry L, born 1849 in Scotland. They had 3 grandchildren; James (born 1878 in Ceylon), Mabel J L (born 1879 in Ceylon) and Richard R (born 1881 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Helen F (born 1855 in Ireland), James's Servant, William (born 1846 in Ireland), James's Servant, Emily (born 1846 in Chichester, Sussex, England), James's Servant, Mary A (born 1846 in Dorchester, Dorset, England), James's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Eliza (born 1862 in Cumberland, England) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Margaret M

Forbes

Wife
Male

Henry L

Forbes

Son
Female

Helen F

Forbes

Daughter In Law
Male

James

Forbes

Grand Son
Female

Mabel J L

Forbes

Grand Daughter
Male

Richard R

Forbes

Grand Son
Male

William

Gardner

Servant
Female

Emily

Mustrons

Servant
Female

Mary A

Hand

Servant
Female

Sarah

Higgs

Servant
Female

Eliza

Ross

Servant
Female

Margaret

Macmillin

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

66

1815

Scotland

Margaret M

Forbes

Wife

Married

60

1821

Scotland

Henry L

Forbes

Son

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Helen F

Forbes

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Ireland

James

Forbes

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Ceylon

Mabel J L

Forbes

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ceylon

Richard R

Forbes

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Ireland

William

Gardner

Servant

Single

35

1846

Ireland

Emily

Mustrons

Servant

Single

35

1846

Chichester, Sussex, England

Mary A

Hand

Servant

Single

35

1846

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Sarah

Higgs

Servant

Single

24

1857

Middlesex, England

Eliza

Ross

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cumberland, England

Margaret

Macmillin

Servant

Single

16

1865

Scotland

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