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Household of John Forbes (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Logie Coldstone & Cromar, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1831 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Forbes, born in 1846 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; John Michie (born 1866 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1869 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1871 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), May (born 1875 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, James (born 1875 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1862 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Annie

Forbes

Wife
Male

John Michie

Forbes

Son
Female

Annie

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Walter

Forbes

Son
Female

Maggie

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Female

May

Forbes

Daughter
Male

George

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Crawford

Nephew
Male

Alexander

Horn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

50

1831

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Forbes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Michie

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Walter

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May

Forbes

Daughter

-

6

1875

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Forbes

Son

-

5

1876

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Crawford

Nephew

-

6

1875

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Horn

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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