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Household of James Forbes (born 1833, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Oldmonkland Parish, Lanarkshire, 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 1833 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forbes, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1865 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1875 in Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Forbes's household

Male

James

Forbes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife
Male

Peter

Forbes

Son
Male

Robert

Forbes

Son
Female

Rachel

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forbes

Head

Married

48

1833

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forbes

Wife

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Forbes

Daughter

-

6

1875

Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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