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Household of Robert Forbes (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, 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.

Robert Forbes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Forbes, born in 1839 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1848 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Patrick, born 1872 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, George (born 1858 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, James (born 1860 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, George (born 1864 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Robert Forbes's household

Male

Robert

Forbes

Head
Female

Jane

Forbes

Wife
Male

Patrick

Forbes

Son
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Servant
Male

George

Mitchell

Servant
Male

James

Williamson

Servant
Male

George

Fetch

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Forbes

Head

Married

42

1839

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Patrick

Forbes

Son

-

9

1872

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Williamson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Fetch

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

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