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Household of John Forbes (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 1840 in Logierait, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forbes, born in 1841 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1869 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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John Forbes's household

Male

John

Forbes

Head
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Wife
Male

Archibald

Forbes

Son
Female

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forbes

Head

Married

41

1840

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Archibald

Forbes

Son

-

12

1869

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Forbes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Maggie

Forbes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Forbes

Daughter

-

1

1880

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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