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Household of John Forbes (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1847 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1844 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Jean (born 1803 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Jane

Forbes

Wife
Female

Jean

Moir

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Farrow

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

34

1847

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Wife

Married

37

1844

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean

Moir

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Farrow

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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