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Household of Joseph Forbes (born 1851, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.
Joseph Forbes and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Forbes, born in 1851 in Reay, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1845 in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1876 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, John McDonald, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Joseph Forbes's household
Joseph
Forbes
Head
Jane
Forbes
Wife
Alexander
Forbes
Son
John
Forbes
Son
John
McDonald
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Reay, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Forbes | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jane | Forbes | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Forbes | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Forbes | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Lodger | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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