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Household of James Cable (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

James Cable and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cable, born in 1841 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Cable, born in 1841 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Cable's household

Male

James

Cable

Head
Female

Helen

Cable

Wife
Male

Alexander

Cable

Son
Male

John

Cable

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cable

Daughter
Male

David

Cable

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cable
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cable

Head

Married

40

1841

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Cable

Wife

Married

40

1841

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Cable

Son

-

12

1869

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Cable

Son

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Cable

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Cable

Son

-

1

1880

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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