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Household of Robert Forbes (born 1807, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Byth, 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.

Robert Forbes and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Forbes, born in 1807 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 3 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Janet, born 1833 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Granddaughter, Jessie Chessar, born in 1857 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Robert Forbes's household

Male

Robert

Forbes

Head
Female

Janet

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Chessar

Granddaughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Forbes

Head

Widower

74

1807

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

48

1833

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Chessar

Granddaughter

Unmarried

24

1857

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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