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Household of Andrew Forbes (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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.

Andrew Forbes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Forbes, born in 1833 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Forbes, born in 1834 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1862 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Waterside, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Waterside, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1878 in Waterside, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Andrew Forbes's household

Male

Andrew

Forbes

Head
Female

Sarah

Forbes

Wife
Female

Sarah

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Forbes

Head

Married

48

1833

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Forbes

Wife

Married

47

1834

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Andrew

Forbes

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

9

1872

Waterside, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Waterside, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

-

3

1878

Waterside, Ayrshire, Scotland

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