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Household of William Forbes (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1848 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Alexander (born 1846 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Niece, Elspit (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Nephew, John (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Mother, Ann (born 1821 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Brother
Female

Elspit

Forbes

Niece
Male

John

Forbes

Nephew
Female

Ann

Forbes

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Unmarried

33

1848

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Brother

Unmarried

35

1846

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspit

Forbes

Niece

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Nephew

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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