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Household of James Forbes (born 1838, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cults, 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 1838 in Dunse, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Forbes, born in 1843 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Thomas Dewar (born 1869 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England) and Agnes Hope (born 1879 in Cranshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane Thomson (born 1857 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Isabella Hope (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England) and James's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England).
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James Forbes's household
James
Forbes
Head
Agnes
Forbes
Wife
Thomas Dewar
Forbes
Son
Agnes Hope
Forbes
Daughter
Jane Thomson
Turnbull
Servant
Isabella Hope
Harwell
Sister-In-Law
Elizabeth
Harwell
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Forbes | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Forbes | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Thomas Dewar | Forbes | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England | |
Agnes Hope | Forbes | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Cranshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane Thomson | Turnbull | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Isabella Hope | Harwell | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Elizabeth | Harwell | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | London, Middlesex, England |
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