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Household of John Forbes (born 1849, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deer or Old Deer, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1849 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1849 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1872 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christian (born 1874 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1876 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1878 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1858 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1855 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jean (born 1866 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Christian

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
Male

George

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Birnie

Servant
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Servant
Male

John

Morrice

Servant
Female

Jean

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

32

1849

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

9

1872

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

-

8

1873

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Forbes

Daughter

-

5

1876

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima

Forbes

Daughter

-

3

1878

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Forbes

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Birnie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Morrice

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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