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Household of James A Forbes (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

James A Forbes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Forbes, born in 1836 in Chelsea, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Mary A Forbes, born in 1850 in Walthamstow, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1865 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), William (born 1871 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), David (born 1878 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and George E (born 1881 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James A's Lodger, Annie Sedgwick, born in 1836 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.


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James A Forbes's household

Male

James A

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary A

Forbes

Wife
Male

Frederick

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Male

David

Forbes

Son
Male

George E

Forbes

Son
Female

Annie

Sedgwick

Lodger
First name(s) James A
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Forbes

Head

Married

45

1836

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Forbes

Wife

Married

31

1850

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Frederick

Forbes

Son

Single

16

1865

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

William

Forbes

Son

Single

10

1871

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

David

Forbes

Son

Single

3

1878

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

George E

Forbes

Son

Single

0

1881

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Annie

Sedgwick

Lodger

Married

45

1836

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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