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Household of James Forbes (born 1823, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hillhead, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1823 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1828 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1852 in Findochty, Banffshire, Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1855 in Banffshire, Scotland), George W (born 1859 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Christian (born 1864 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Caroline Mary (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James W (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Male

George W

Forbes

Son
Female

Helen

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Christian

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Caroline Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James W

Forbes

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

58

1823

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife

Married

53

1828

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Findochty, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Banffshire, Scotland

George W

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Invernessshire, Scotland

Helen

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christian

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Caroline Mary

Forbes

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James W

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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