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Household of John Forbes (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, 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 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Niece, Margaret (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret

Ogilvie

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Ogilvie

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Ogilvie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Ogilvie

Niece

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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