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Household of James Forbes (born 1824, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1824 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Forbes, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maria (born 1858 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Frederick (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Adopted Son, James Milne, born in 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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James Forbes's household
James
Forbes
Head
Dorothy
Forbes
Wife
Maria
Forbes
Daughter
James
Milne
Adopted Son
William
Forbes
Son
Agnes
Forbes
Daughter
Frederick
Forbes
Son
Alexander
Forbes
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Forbes | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Dorothy | Forbes | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maria | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Milne | Adopted Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Forbes | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Forbes | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Frederick | Forbes | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Forbes | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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