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Household of James Forbes (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, 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 Forbes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1846 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Daughter, Margaret Perrie, born in 1870 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Jane

Forbes

Wife
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Perrie

Step Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

35

1846

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

-

0

1881

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Perrie

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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