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Household of John Forbes (born 1860, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 1860 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Forbes, born in 1860 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander Leiper (born 1880 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Craig Robertson, born in 1868 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Janet

Forbes

Wife
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander Leiper

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret Craig

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

21

1860

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Janet

Forbes

Wife

Married

21

1860

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander Leiper

Forbes

Son

-

1

1880

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret Craig

Robertson

Servant

-

13

1868

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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