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Household of James Forbes (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1850 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan Forbes, born in 1850 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Barbara (born 1871 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Nisbet, born in 1862 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Susan

Forbes

Wife
Female

Barbara

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Nisbet

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

31

1850

-

Susan

Forbes

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Forbes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nisbet

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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