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Household of John Forbes (born 1817, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1817 in Saline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Peter (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet B (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John S (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1865 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
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John Forbes's household
John
Forbes
Head
Peter
Forbes
Son
Janet B
Forbes
Daughter
John S
Forbes
Son
Mary
Campbell
Servant
Jessie
Campbell
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Saline, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Forbes | Head | Widower | 64 | 1817 | Saline, Fife, Scotland | |
Peter | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet B | Forbes | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John S | Forbes | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Campbell | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Campbell | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
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