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Household of Thomas Forbes (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forbes, born in 1854 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1842 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Son, Charles Hood, born in 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Forbes's household

Male

Thomas

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

Charles

Hood

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Forbes

Son
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forbes

Head

Married

27

1854

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Hood

Step Son

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

-

1

1880

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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