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Household of Robert Forbes (born 1826, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornoch, Sutherland, 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 1826 in Sutherland, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Betsy Forbes, born in 1837 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 7 children; Marion (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alex (born 1863 in Sutherland, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Sutherland, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Sutherland, Scotland), Betsy (born 1874 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Johan (born 1876 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Granddaughter, Marion Sutherland, born in 1881 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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Robert Forbes's household

Male

Robert

Forbes

Head
Female

Betsy

Forbes

Wife
Female

Marion

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alex

Forbes

Son
Male

George

Forbes

Son
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Johan

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Marion

Sutherland

Granddaughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Forbes

Head

Married

55

1826

Sutherland, Scotland

Betsy

Forbes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sutherland, Scotland

Marion

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Sutherland, Scotland

Alex

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Sutherland, Scotland

George

Forbes

Son

-

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

-

14

1867

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Sutherland, Scotland

Betsy

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Sutherland, Scotland

Johan

Forbes

Daughter

-

5

1876

Sutherland, Scotland

Marion

Sutherland

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Sutherland, Scotland

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