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Household of James Forbes (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Forbes, born in 1848 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alice John (born 1876 in -) and James M (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Wife's Sister, Mary Morrison, born in 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Agnes

Forbes

Wife
Male

Alice John

Forbes

Son
Male

James M

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary

Morrison

Wife's Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Forbes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alice John

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

-

James M

Forbes

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Wife's Sister

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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