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Household of John Forbes (born 1817)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, England

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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 Forbes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1817 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1820 in Cumberland, England. They had 1 grandchild; John G, born 1868 in Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1827 in Ireland), John's Lodger, George (born 1816 in Scotland), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1829 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John's Lodger, Jonathan (born 1825 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1843 in Devon, England) and John's Lodger, Martin (born 1831 in Ireland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife
Male

John G

Relf

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Drummond

Servant
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Visitor
Male

George

Campbell

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Dinning

Lodger
Male

Jonathan

Roberts

Lodger
Male

John

Fry

Lodger
Male

Martin

Comnan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

64

1817

Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife

Married

61

1820

Cumberland, England

John G

Relf

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Mary

Drummond

Servant

Single

18

1863

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Ritchie

Visitor

Married

54

1827

Ireland

George

Campbell

Lodger

Single

65

1816

Scotland

Thomas

Dinning

Lodger

Single

52

1829

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jonathan

Roberts

Lodger

Single

56

1825

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Fry

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Devon, England

Martin

Comnan

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Ireland

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