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Household of John Forbes (born 1827, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoer, Sutherland, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1827 in Caithness, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Forbes, born in 1835 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina Margaret (born 1859 in Sutherland, Scotland), Mary (born 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland), Hughina (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland), Ann Dolina (born 1867 in Sutherland, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Sutherland, Scotland) and John Hector (born 1872 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1844 in England) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1855 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Jemima

Forbes

Wife
Female

Christina Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Hughina

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Ann Dolina

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter
Male

John Hector

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Mann

Boarder
Male

Robert

Crerar

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

54

1827

Caithness, Scotland

Jemima

Forbes

Wife

-

46

1835

Sutherland, Scotland

Christina Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

Hughina

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

Ann Dolina

Forbes

Daughter

-

14

1867

Sutherland, Scotland

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter

-

12

1869

Sutherland, Scotland

John Hector

Forbes

Son

-

9

1872

Sutherland, Scotland

William

Mann

Boarder

Unmarried

37

1844

England

Robert

Crerar

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Perthshire, Scotland

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