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Household of John Forbes (born 1820, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1820 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Forbes, born in 1829 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Joan (born 1863 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William N (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Susan (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ellen (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Ann

Forbes

Wife
Female

Joan

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William N

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Susan

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

61

1820

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joan

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William N

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter

-

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Forbes

Daughter

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Forbes

Daughter

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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