Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Forbes (born 1825, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Forbes and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1825 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Stewart Forbes, born in 1821 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Garden, born 1861 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jessie Porter, born in 1866 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Ann Stewart

Forbes

Wife
Male

Garden

Forbes

Son
Female

Jessie

Porter

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

56

1825

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Ann Stewart

Forbes

Wife

Married

60

1821

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Garden

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Porter

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Forbes in Banff in 1881, and follow the Forbes family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Forbes

We’ve found James Forbes in 140 family trees. Find out more about James Forbes' household and view the Forbes family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census