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Household of William Forbes (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, 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 1829 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Forbes, born in 1837 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; William (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeannie Ferguson (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ferguson (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander Cairns (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Abraham Lincoln (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Stuart Mill (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Kate Cairns (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1871 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), Anne Larmont (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Annie Irvine Graham, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Catherine

Forbes

Wife
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Female

Jeannie Ferguson

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary Ferguson

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander Cairns

Forbes

Son
Male

Abraham Lincoln

Forbes

Son
Male

John Stuart Mill

Forbes

Son
Female

Kate Cairns

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Forbes

Son
Female

Anne Larmont

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Annie Irvine

Graham

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

52

1829

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Forbes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeannie Ferguson

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ferguson

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander Cairns

Forbes

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Abraham Lincoln

Forbes

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Stuart Mill

Forbes

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate Cairns

Forbes

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Forbes

Son

-

10

1871

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Anne Larmont

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie Irvine

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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