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Household of Thomas Forbes (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alford, 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.

Thomas Forbes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forbes, born in 1833 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Beatrice Forbes, born in 1832 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1860 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1865 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1873 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Grandson, William Beattie, born in 1881 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Forbes's household

Male

Thomas

Forbes

Head
Female

Beatrice

Forbes

Wife
Female

Ann

Beatie

Daughter
Female

Martha

Forbes

Daughter
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

Peter

Forbes

Son
Male

Andrew

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Beattie

Grandson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forbes

Head

Married

48

1833

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Beatrice

Forbes

Wife

Married

49

1832

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Beatie

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Martha

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

13

1868

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Forbes

Son

-

8

1873

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

4

1877

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Beattie

Grandson

-

0

1881

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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