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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1833, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Daviot, 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.

Alexander Forbes and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1833 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1833 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1864 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1866 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Forbes's household

Male

Alexander

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Female

Ellen

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

Andrew

Forbes

Son
Male

George

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forbes

Head

Married

48

1833

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ellen

Forbes

Daughter

-

15

1866

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Forbes

Son

-

10

1871

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Forbes

Son

-

8

1873

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

8

1873

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter

-

1

1880

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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