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Household of William Forbes (born 1845, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1845 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Forbes, born in 1846 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; George (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Helen

Forbes

Wife
Male

George

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

36

1845

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Forbes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter

-

12

1869

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Forbes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Forbes

Daughter

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

-

1

1880

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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