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Household of James Forbes (born 1831, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lawrencekirk, Kincardineshire, 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 1831 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1841 in India. They had 3 children; Brenda (born 1874 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Louis (born 1878 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Christina McPherson, born in 1862 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Female

Brenda

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Male

Louis

Forbes

Son
Female

Christina

McPherson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

50

1831

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

40

1841

India

Brenda

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Louis

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Christina

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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