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Household of John Forbes (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skene, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1823 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Forbes, born in 1830 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Charles (born 1825 in Corgarff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Jessie (born 1843 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1842 in Corgarff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Susan

Forbes

Wife
Male

Charles

Forbes

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Reddie

Boarder
Female

Mary

McHardy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place 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

58

1823

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Forbes

Wife

Married

51

1830

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Forbes

Visitor

Married

56

1825

Corgarff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Reddie

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

McHardy

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Corgarff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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