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Household of William Forbes (born 1818, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1818 in Daviot, Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Forbes, born in 1823 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1854 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1856 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1857 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Jessie Ann Ingram, born in 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Janet

Forbes

Wife
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Female

Janet

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Peter

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jessie Ann

Ingram

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Daviot, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

63

1818

Daviot, Invernessshire, Scotland

Janet

Forbes

Wife

Married

58

1823

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie Ann

Ingram

Granddaughter

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0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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