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Household of Robert Forbes (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, 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.

Robert Forbes and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Forbes, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1862 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1881 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, William (born 1843 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, Michael (born 1849 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1849 in -), Robert's Lodger, Joseph (born 1861 in Ireland) and Robert's Lodger, Charles (born 1857 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Robert Forbes's household

Male

Robert

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William

McCulloch

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Glen

Boarder
Male

Michael

Conaway

Lodger
Male

William

Welsh

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Mulligan

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Forbes

Son
Male

Charles

McWalter

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Forbes

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Robert

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

McCulloch

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Glen

Boarder

Widower

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Michael

Conaway

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Ireland

William

Welsh

Boarder

Married

32

1849

-

Joseph

Mulligan

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Arthur

Forbes

Son

-

0

1881

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charles

McWalter

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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