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Household of John F Forbes (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alvah, Banffshire, 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.

John F Forbes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John F Forbes, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. John F was the head of the household, married to Mary L Forbes, born in 1855 in England. They had 3 children; Ian R I F (born 1876 in East Indies), Anna V S S F (born 1878 in England) and William S F (born 1880 in Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John F's Servant, Ruth (born 1861 in England), John F's Servant, Helen S (born 1859 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John F's Servant, Margaret T S (born 1854 in Banffshire, Scotland), John F's Servant, Margaret (born 1852 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John F's Servant, Jessie I (born 1860 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).


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John F Forbes's household

Male

John F

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary L

Forbes

Wife
Male

Ian R I F

Forbes

Son
Female

Anna V S S F

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William S F

Forbes

Son
Female

Ruth

Kingsbury

Servant
Female

Helen S

Reid

Servant
Female

Margaret T S

Macpherson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Reid

Servant
Female

Jessie I

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) John F
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place East Indies

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John F

Forbes

Head

Married

45

1836

East Indies

Mary L

Forbes

Wife

Married

26

1855

England

Ian R I F

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

East Indies

Anna V S S F

Forbes

Daughter

-

3

1878

England

William S F

Forbes

Son

-

1

1880

Banffshire, Scotland

Ruth

Kingsbury

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Helen S

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret T S

Macpherson

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie I

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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