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Household of John Forbes (born 1845, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Polmont, Stirlingshire, 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 1845 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forbes, born in 1850 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Hugh (born 1870 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane D S (born 1877 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William Mclay (born 1878 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Wife
Male

Hugh

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane D S

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William Mclay

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

36

1845

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Wife

Married

31

1850

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Hugh

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Forbes

Daughter

-

6

1875

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane D S

Forbes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William Mclay

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

-

1

1880

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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