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Household of Alexander Forbes (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Denny, Stirlingshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Forbes, born in 1842 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Forbes, born in 1842 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary R (born 1866 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland), Mango (born 1870 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1879 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Forbes's household

Male

Alexander

Forbes

Head
Female

Christina

Forbes

Wife
Female

Mary R

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Mango

Forbes

Son
Female

Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Christina

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Forbes

Head

Married

39

1842

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Forbes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary R

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

Mango

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

8

1873

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Daughter

-

6

1875

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Forbes

Daughter

-

2

1879

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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