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Household of Thomas Forbes (born 1836, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forbes, born in 1836 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1835 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1864 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Frances (born 1866 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Henry (born 1870 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Janet Rait, born in 1810 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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Thomas Forbes's household

Male

Thomas

Forbes

Head
Female

Jane

Forbes

Wife
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Frances

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Henry

Forbes

Son
Female

Janet

Rait

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forbes

Head

Married

45

1836

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Frances

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Henry

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Rait

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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