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Household of John Forbes (born 1840, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1840 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Marion (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Marion

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Forbes

Daughter
Male

David

Forbes

Son
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
Male

George

Forbes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Widower

41

1840

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Marion

Forbes

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Forbes

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Forbes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Forbes

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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