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Household of James Forbes (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

James Forbes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1845 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Forbes, born in 1849 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Betsy

Forbes

Wife
Female

Annie

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

36

1845

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Betsy

Forbes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Annie

Forbes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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