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Household of John Forbes (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1840 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Forbes, born in 1839 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1870 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1878 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1881 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Eliza

Forbes

Wife
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Eliza

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

George

Forbes

Son
Male

Henry

Forbes

Son
Male

Arthur

Forbes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

41

1840

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Forbes

Wife

Married

42

1839

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

15

1866

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Forbes

Daughter

-

11

1870

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

8

1873

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur

Forbes

Son

-

0

1881

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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