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Household of James Forbes (born 1814, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, 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 1814 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1824 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1853 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1855 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1864 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Donald (born 1866 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Donald

McNicoll

Servant
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

67

1814

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife

Married

57

1824

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Donald

McNicoll

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Perthshire, Scotland

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