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Household of John Forbes (born 1826, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Little Dunkeld, 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 1826 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1831 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Donald (born 1856 in Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1862 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1872 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1802 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Jane

Forbes

Wife
Male

Donald

Forbes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Little Dunkeld, 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

55

1826

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Wife

Married

50

1831

Perthshire, Scotland

Donald

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

9

1872

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Perthshire, Scotland

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