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Household of John Forbes (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1836 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Forbes, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Lizzie (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ellen (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Isabella

Forbes

Wife
Female

Maggie

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

45

1836

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Forbes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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