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Household of Robert Forbes (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1835 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forbes, born in 1829 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1862 in England), William (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert Forbes's household

Male

Robert

Forbes

Head
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

David

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Forbes

Head

Married

46

1835

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

England

William

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Forbes

Son

-

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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