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Household of Alfred Forbs (born 1829, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rye, Sussex, England

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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.

Alfred Forbs and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Forbs, born in 1829 in Pett, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Maria Forbs, born in 1831 in Rye, Sussex, England. They had 10 children; George A (born 1854 in Rye, Sussex, England), James A (born 1856 in Rye, Sussex, England), Louie M (born 1858 in Rye, Sussex, England), Harriett E (born 1862 in Rye, Sussex, England), William G (born 1864 in Rye, Sussex, England), Ann M (born 1866 in Rye, Sussex, England), Nelly (born 1867 in Rye, Sussex, England), Emelie B (born 1869 in Rye, Sussex, England), Dora (born 1871 in Rye, Sussex, England) and Alice (born 1873 in Rye, Sussex, England).


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Alfred Forbs's household

Male

Alfred

Forbs

Head
Female

Maria

Forbs

Wife
Male

George A

Forbs

Son
Male

James A

Forbs

Son
Female

Louie M

Forbs

Daughter
Female

Harriett E

Forbs

Daughter
Male

William G

Forbs

Son
Female

Ann M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Foster

Daughter
Female

Emelie B

Foster

Daughter
Female

Dora

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Forbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Pett, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Forbs

Head

Married

52

1829

Pett, Sussex, England

Maria

Forbs

Wife

Married

50

1831

Rye, Sussex, England

George A

Forbs

Son

Single

27

1854

Rye, Sussex, England

James A

Forbs

Son

Single

25

1856

Rye, Sussex, England

Louie M

Forbs

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Rye, Sussex, England

Harriett E

Forbs

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Rye, Sussex, England

William G

Forbs

Son

Single

17

1864

Rye, Sussex, England

Ann M

Foster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rye, Sussex, England

Nelly

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rye, Sussex, England

Emelie B

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rye, Sussex, England

Dora

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rye, Sussex, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rye, Sussex, England

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