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Household of William Forbes (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deer or Old Deer, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1838 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Forbes, born in 1860 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Isabella (born 1860 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), May (born 1868 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1870 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, James F (born 1869 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Isabella F (born 1881 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

May

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

James F

Garden

Nephew
Female

Isabella F

Gibb

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

43

1838

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May

Forbes

Daughter

-

13

1868

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Forbes

Daughter

-

11

1870

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James F

Garden

Nephew

-

12

1869

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella F

Gibb

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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