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Household of James Forbes (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fyvie, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1840 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forbes, born in 1847 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1874 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1818 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Andrew (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, William (born 1865 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Wife
Female

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Helen

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Craw

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Servant
Male

Andrew

Milne

Servant
Male

William

Cran

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

41

1840

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Forbes

Daughter

-

0

1881

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Craw

Mother-In-Law

Widow

63

1818

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Servant

-

15

1866

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cran

Servant

-

16

1865

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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