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Household of James Forbes (born 1846, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1846 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella J (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Jane Austin, born in 1858 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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James Forbes's household
James
Forbes
Head
James
Forbes
Son
Isabella J
Forbes
Daughter
John
Forbes
Son
George
Forbes
Son
Jane
Austin
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Forbes | Head | Widower | 35 | 1846 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
James | Forbes | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella J | Forbes | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Forbes | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Forbes | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Austin | Sister-In-Law | - | 23 | 1858 | Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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