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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1805, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crieff, Perthshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1805 in Crieff, Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy Forbes, born in 1813 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1861 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Niece, Jessie Cummings, born in 1876 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Forbes's household

Male

Alexander

Forbes

Head
Female

Betsy

Forbes

Wife
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cummings

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forbes

Head

Married

76

1805

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Forbes

Wife

Married

68

1813

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cummings

Niece

-

5

1876

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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