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Household of James Forbes (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Forbes, born in 1848 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Henry Dow (born 1871 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Margaret Dow (born 1880 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Ann

Forbes

Wife
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

Henry Dow

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret Dow

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place 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

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

12

1869

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Henry Dow

Forbes

Son

-

10

1871

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

9

1872

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret Dow

Forbes

Daughter

-

1

1880

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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