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Household of James Forbes (born 1837, 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 1837 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1841 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1811 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

Charles

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place 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

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Mother

-

70

1811

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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