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Household of John Forbes (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmadock, Perthshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1841 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1853 in England. They had 5 children; John (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Beatrice May (born 1881 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Marion Speirs, born in 1841 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

Samuel

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret S

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Beatrice May

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Marion

Speirs

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

40

1841

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

28

1853

England

John

Forbes

Son

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

Samuel

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Forbes

Daughter

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

Beatrice May

Forbes

Daughter

-

0

1881

Perthshire, Scotland

Marion

Speirs

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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