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Household of John Forbes (born 1857, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1857 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Forbes, born in 1854 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John T (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1881 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Helen (born 1824 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Hellenor B (born 1877 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Annie

Forbes

Wife
Male

John T

Forbes

Son
Female

Georgina

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Helen

Hutton

Visitor
Female

Hellenor B

Meston

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

24

1857

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Forbes

Wife

Married

27

1854

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John T

Forbes

Son

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Forbes

Daughter

-

0

1881

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Hutton

Visitor

Unmarried

57

1824

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hellenor B

Meston

Visitor

-

4

1877

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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