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Household of James Forbes (born 1836, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dores, Invernessshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1836 in Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1843 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1868 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

Donald

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

45

1836

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

38

1843

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Invernessshire, Scotland

Duncan

Forbes

Son

-

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

7

1874

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

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