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Household of James Forfar (born 1844, Selkirkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Forfar and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forfar, born in 1844 in Bannockburn, Selkirkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Forfar, born in 1848 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas W (born 1872 in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland), Elisabeth C L (born 1874 in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland), James J (born 1875 in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet L S (born 1874 in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland), Helen M (born 1879 in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland) and Jessie L S (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elisabeth Dick, born in 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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James Forfar's household
James
Forfar
Head
Elisabeth
Forfar
Wife
Thomas W
Forfar
Son
Elisabeth C L
Forfar
Daughter
James J
Forfar
Son
Janet L S
Forfar
Daughter
Helen M
Forfar
Daughter
Jessie L S
Forfar
Daughter
Elisabeth
Dick
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Forfar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Bannockburn, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Forfar | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Bannockburn, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Forfar | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Thomas W | Forfar | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth C L | Forfar | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland | |
James J | Forfar | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Janet L S | Forfar | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Helen M | Forfar | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jessie L S | Forfar | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Dick | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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