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Household of Joseph Forbes (born 1821, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

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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.

Joseph Forbes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Forbes, born in 1821 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Eliza, born 1851 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England. He had 1 grandchild; Henry, born 1872 in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Ellen Baxter, born in 1867 in Burntwood, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Forbes's household

Male

Joseph

Forbes

Head
Female

Eliza

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cornes

Grand Son
Female

Ellen

Baxter

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Forbes

Head

Widower

60

1821

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Forbes

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Cornes

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England

Ellen

Baxter

Servant

Single

14

1867

Burntwood, Staffordshire, England

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