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Household of John Forbes (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, 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 1839 in Logierait, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Forbes, born in 1843 in England. They had 3 children; Samuel A (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), Charles B (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Fredrick J (born 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Julia (born 1813 in England), John's Servant, Sarah A S (born 1858 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Forbes

Wife
Male

Samuel A

Forbes

Son
Male

Charles B

Forbes

Son
Male

Fredrick J

Forbes

Son
Female

Julia

Bower

Mother-In-Law
Female

Sarah A S

Bain

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Gardiner

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Logierait, 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

42

1839

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Sarah Ann

Forbes

Wife

Married

38

1843

England

Samuel A

Forbes

Son

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

Charles B

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Fredrick J

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

Julia

Bower

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

England

Sarah A S

Bain

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gardiner

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

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