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Household of John Forbes (born 1832, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1832 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1837 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert S (born 1861 in Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary E (born 1865 in Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane C (born 1867 in Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry C (born 1870 in Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander N (born 1872 in Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William D (born 1875 in Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George G (born 1878 in Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Andrew A (born 1858 in Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1865 in Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

Robert S

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary E

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane C

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Henry C

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander N

Forbes

Son
Male

William D

Forbes

Son
Male

George G

Forbes

Son
Male

Andrew A

Gauld

Servant
Male

William

Spence

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

49

1832

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert S

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary E

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane C

Forbes

Daughter

-

14

1867

Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry C

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander N

Forbes

Son

-

9

1872

Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William D

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George G

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew A

Gauld

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Banffshire, Scotland

William

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Chapel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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