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Household of James Forbes (born 1841, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1841 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Forbes, born in 1842 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martin (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1845 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Lodger, Robert (born 1860 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and James's Lodger, John (born 1864 in Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland).
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James Forbes's household
James
Forbes
Head
Agnes
Forbes
Wife
Walter
Forbes
Son
Martin
Forbes
Son
John
Forbes
Son
Mary
Martin
Sister-In-Law
Robert
Thomson
Lodger
John
Calder
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Forbes | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Forbes | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Forbes | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Martin | Forbes | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Forbes | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Martin | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Lodger | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
John | Calder | Lodger | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland |
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