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Household of John Forbes (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1833 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1835 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, Alex Strachan, born in 1868 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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John Forbes's household
John
Forbes
Head
Elizabeth
Forbes
Wife
Mary A
Forbes
Daughter
James
Forbes
Son
Alex
Forbes
Son
Alex
Strachan
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Forbes | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Forbes | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alex | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alex | Strachan | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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