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Household of Thomas Forbes (born 1852, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forbes, born in 1852 in Culross, Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Forbes, born in 1855 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Forbes's household

Male

Thomas

Forbes

Head
Female

Catherine

Forbes

Wife
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forbes

Head

Married

29

1852

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Forbes

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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