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Household of John Forbes (born 1825)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1825 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Forbes, born in 1834 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Edith (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland), Christina (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Catherine

Forbes

Wife
Female

Edith

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Christina

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Charles

Forbes

Son
Male

Archibald

Forbes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place At Sea

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

56

1825

At Sea

Catherine

Forbes

Wife

Married

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

Edith

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Forbes

Daughter

-

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Charles

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Archibald

Forbes

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

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