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Household of James Forbes (born 1841, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Abdie, Fife, 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 Orwell, Kinrossshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Forbes, born in 1840 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland), Christian (born 1874 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Janet

Forbes

Wife
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Female

Christian

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Forbes

Son
Female

Janet

Forbes

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

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Janet

Forbes

Wife

Married

41

1840

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

13

1868

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

10

1871

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Christian

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Forbes

Son

-

4

1877

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Forbes

Daughter

-

3

1878

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

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