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Household of John Forbes (born 1838, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Persie, Perthshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forbes, born in 1838 in Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Forbes, born in 1848 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland), Jannet (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Alexander (born 1848 in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Helen (born 1860 in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Charlotte

Forbes

Wife
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Jannet

Forbes

Daughter
Male

John

Forbes

Son
Female

Helen

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Brother
Female

Helen

Forbes

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

43

1838

Perthshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Forbes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

Jannet

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Forbes

Son

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Forbes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Daughter

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

0

1881

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Brother

Unmarried

33

1848

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Forbes

Niece

Unmarried

21

1860

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

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