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Household of Thomas Forbes (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forbes, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Nathaniel (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Catherine Saunders, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Forbes's household

Male

Thomas

Forbes

Head
Female

Jane

Forbes

Wife
Female

Sarah

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forbes

Son
Female

Bella

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Janet

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Nathaniel

Forbes

Son
Male

Peter

Forbes

Son
Female

Catherine

Saunders

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forbes

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Forbes

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forbes

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Forbes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Forbes

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Forbes

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nathaniel

Forbes

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Forbes

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Saunders

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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