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Household of John Forbes (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alex (born 1858 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Jeanie

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

Alex

Liddle

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Forbes

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Liddle

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Boarder

Widow

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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