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Household of William Forbes (born 1847, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, Banffshire, 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.

William Forbes and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1847 in Rathven, Banffshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes J Forbes, born in 1853 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William J (born 1876 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Barbara (born 1857 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1860 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Charles (born 1861 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1862 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Forbes (born 1862 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Peter (born 1866 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's -, Donald (born 1820 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Agnes J

Forbes

Wife
Male

William J

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Female

Barbara

Craib

Servant
Female

Ann

Shearer

Servant
Male

John

Russell

Servant
Male

Charles

Shearer

Servant
Male

James

Watt

Servant
Male

Forbes

Kerr

Servant
Male

Peter

Christie

Servant
Male

Donald

McKenzie

-
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

34

1847

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Agnes J

Forbes

Wife

Married

28

1853

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

William J

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

0

1881

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Barbara

Craib

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Shearer

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Charles

Shearer

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Forbes

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Peter

Christie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Donald

McKenzie

-

Married

61

1820

Invernessshire, Scotland

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