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Household of John Forbes (born 1823, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1823 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1841 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1872 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1879 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Assistant, George Robertson, born in 1867 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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John Forbes's household
John
Forbes
Head
Jane
Forbes
Wife
William
Forbes
Son
Elizabeth
Forbes
Daughter
John
Forbes
Son
Thomas
Forbes
Son
George
Robertson
Assistant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Forbes | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Forbes | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Fife, Scotland | |
William | Forbes | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Crail, Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Forbes | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Forbes | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Forbes | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
George | Robertson | Assistant | - | 14 | 1867 | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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