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Household of Peter Forbes (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Peter Forbes and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Forbes, born in 1829 in , consisted of 12 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1837 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth M J (born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Mary Jean (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Florance P (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Margaret A (born 1868 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Adaline (born 1870 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Lillian R (born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Isabel (born 1876 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Assistant, Alexander (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Peter's Apprentice, Tom (born 1861 in Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England).


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Peter Forbes's household

Male

Peter

Forbes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M J

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary Jean

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Florance P

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Adaline

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Lillian R

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mc Gaw

Assistant
Male

Tom

Mac Callam

Apprentice
Female

Mary

Finch

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Forbes

Head

Married

52

1829

Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife

Married

44

1837

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth M J

Forbes

Daughter

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary Jean

Forbes

Daughter

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

Florance P

Forbes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Margaret A

Forbes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

City of London, Middlesex, England

Adaline

Forbes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

City of London, Middlesex, England

Lillian R

Forbes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

Isabel

Forbes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alexander

Mc Gaw

Assistant

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

Tom

Mac Callam

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Mary

Finch

Servant

Single

25

1856

Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

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