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Household of John Forbes (born 1815, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tomintoul, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1815 in Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Forbes, born in 1824 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1851 in Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1857 in Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland), Lauchlan (born 1861 in Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1869 in Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Catherine

Forbes

Wife
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Lauchlan

Forbes

Son
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Henry

Forbes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

66

1815

Banffshire, Scotland

Catherine

Forbes

Wife

Married

57

1824

Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland

Lauchlan

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland

Henry

Forbes

Son

-

12

1869

Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland

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