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Household of James Forbes (born 1839, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forbes, born in 1839 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Jessie (born 1835 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1836 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Margaret (born 1837 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Catherine (born 1838 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1846 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Sister
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Sister
Female

Catherine

Forbes

Sister
Female

Isabella

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Unmarried

42

1839

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Sister

Unmarried

46

1835

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Sister

Unmarried

45

1836

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Sister

Unmarried

44

1837

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Forbes

Sister

Unmarried

43

1838

Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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