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Household of James Forte (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 Forte and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forte, born in 1839 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jeannie A Forte, born in 1838 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James A (born 1865 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jeannie (born 1867 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie G (born 1869 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Wilhelmina J (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Helen A (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's -, Catherine Foote Crookston, born in 1846 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Forte's household

Male

James

Forte

Head
Female

Jeannie A

Forte

Wife
Male

James A

Forte

Son
Female

Jeannie

Forte

Daughter
Female

Maggie G

Forte

Daughter
Female

Kate

Forte

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Forte

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina J

Forte

Daughter
Female

Helen A

Forte

Daughter
Female

Catherine Foote

Crookston

-
First name(s) James
Last name Forte
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forte

Head

Married

42

1839

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jeannie A

Forte

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

James A

Forte

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Forte

Daughter

-

14

1867

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie G

Forte

Daughter

-

12

1869

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Forte

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Forte

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Wilhelmina J

Forte

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen A

Forte

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine Foote

Crookston

-

Widow

35

1846

Perthshire, Scotland

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