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Household of Robert Forbes (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Forbes, born in 1844 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Forbes, born in 1847 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1866 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1869 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1873 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert Forbes's household

Male

Robert

Forbes

Head
Female

Helen

Forbes

Wife
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Peter

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Forbes

Head

Married

37

1844

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Forbes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Forbes

Son

-

12

1869

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

8

1873

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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