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Household of James Forbes (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1841 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1849 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary J S (born 1872 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), James Mclaren (born 1874 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John R (born 1876 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Caroline E (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jane Dearness, born in 1862 in Orkney, Scotland.
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James Forbes's household
James
Forbes
Head
Mary
Forbes
Wife
Mary J S
Forbes
Daughter
James Mclaren
Forbes
Son
John R
Forbes
Son
Caroline E
Forbes
Daughter
Jane
Dearness
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Forbes | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Forbes | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary J S | Forbes | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
James Mclaren | Forbes | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John R | Forbes | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Caroline E | Forbes | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Dearness | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Orkney, Scotland |
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