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Household of Robert Forbes (born 1845, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watt, born in 1841 in Not Known. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1871 in -), Margaret Wallace (born 1875 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Granddaughter, Sarah W (born 1878 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert's Granddaughter, Joan Jack (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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Robert Forbes's household
Robert
Forbes
Head
Sarah
Watt
Wife
Robert
Forbes
Son
Margaret Wallace
Forbes
Daughter
William
Forbes
Son
Sarah W
McKerracher
Granddaughter
Joan Jack
Watt
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Forbes | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Sarah | Watt | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Not Known | |
Robert | Forbes | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | - | |
Margaret Wallace | Forbes | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
William | Forbes | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Sarah W | McKerracher | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Joan Jack | Watt | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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