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Household of James T Forbes (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 T Forbes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James T Forbes, born in 1843 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. James T was the head of the household, married to Helen Forbes, born in 1840 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Joanna (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Wilda (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James T's Servant, Selina (born 1863 in England) and James T's Servant, Jemima (born 1857 in Sinclairtown, Fife, Scotland).


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James T Forbes's household

Male

James T

Forbes

Head
Female

Helen

Forbes

Wife
Female

Joanna

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Helen

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Wilda

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Selina

Snodown

Servant
Female

Jemima

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) James T
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James T

Forbes

Head

Married

38

1843

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Forbes

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Joanna

Forbes

Daughter

-

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Forbes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Wilda

Forbes

Daughter

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Selina

Snodown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Jemima

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Sinclairtown, Fife, Scotland

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