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Household of John Forbes (born 1811, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, 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 Forbes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1811 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Forbes, born in 1816 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Barbara, born 1857 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jessie (born 1819 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Eliza

Forbes

Wife
Female

Barbara

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Watson

Servant
Female

Jane

Grant

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

70

1811

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Forbes

Wife

Married

65

1816

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Barbara

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

62

1819

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

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