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Household of George Forbes (born 1837, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

George Forbes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Forbes, born in 1837 in Longford, Derbyshire, consisted of 5 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John W (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Laura E (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, James Dixon, born in 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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George Forbes's household

Male

George

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

John W

Forbes

Son
Female

Laura E

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James

Dixon

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Longford, Derbyshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Forbes

Head

Married

44

1837

Longford, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

John W

Forbes

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Laura E

Forbes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Dixon

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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