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Household of William Forbes (born 1854)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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.
William Forbes and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1854 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1860 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Robert (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Margaret (born 1832 in Scotland), William's Sister, Mary (born 1860 in Scotland), William's Brother, Alexander (born 1868 in Scotland), William's Sister, Annie (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Niece, Margaret (born 1875 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
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William Forbes's household
William
Forbes
Head
Elizabeth
Forbes
Wife
Margaret
Forbes
Daughter
Robert
Forbes
Son
Margaret
Forbes
Mother
Mary
Forbes
Sister
Alexander
Forbes
Brother
Annie
Forbes
Sister
Margaret
Forbes
Niece
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Forbes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Forbes | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Forbes | Wife | Married | 21 | 1860 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Margaret | Forbes | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Robert | Forbes | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Margaret | Forbes | Mother | Widow | 49 | 1832 | Scotland | |
Mary | Forbes | Sister | Single | 21 | 1860 | Scotland | |
Alexander | Forbes | Brother | Single | 13 | 1868 | Scotland | |
Annie | Forbes | Sister | Single | 12 | 1869 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Margaret | Forbes | Niece | Single | 6 | 1875 | Hull, Yorkshire, England |
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