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Household of Robert Forbes (born 1824, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Forbes, born in 1824 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jessie Forbes, born in 1850 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1877 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie A (born 1881 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1878 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Hugh (born 1855 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Alexander (born 1861 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, John (born 1858 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Visitor, Margaret (born 1860 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Robert Forbes's household

Male

Robert

Forbes

Head
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Wife
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Female

Jessie A

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Christina

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Clark

Servant
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Servant
Male

John

Robertson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Forbes

Head

Married

57

1824

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

-

4

1877

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Forbes

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Forbes

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh

Clark

Servant

Married

26

1855

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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