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Household of John Forbes (born 1823, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cullen, Banffshire, 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.

John Forbes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1823 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Forbes, born in 1843 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1860 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), May (born 1865 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Wife
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Female

May

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Peter

Forbes

Son
Female

Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Male

Thomas

Forbes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

58

1823

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

May

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Peter

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

4

1877

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

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