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Household of John Forbes (born 1825, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1825 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marjory Forbes, born in 1836 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Marjory (born 1859 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and David (born 1875 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Madaline (born 1862 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Marjory

Forbes

Wife
Female

Marjory

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Forbes

Daughter
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

David

Forbes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Beaton

Servant
Female

Madaline

Boyd

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

56

1825

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Marjory

Forbes

Wife

Married

45

1836

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Marjory

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

David

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Beaton

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Madaline

Boyd

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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