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Household of Robert Forbes (born 1840, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Deer, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Forbes, born in 1840 in Mortlach, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Agnes Forbes, born in 1851 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes Jane (born 1872 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Bella Robb (born 1874 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James Moir (born 1875 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William George (born 1878 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Bertie Charles (born 1881 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Ann Clarke, born in 1865 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Robert Forbes's household

Male

Robert

Forbes

Head
Female

Agnes

Forbes

Wife
Female

Agnes Jane

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Bella Robb

Forbes

Daughter
Male

James Moir

Forbes

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Male

William George

Forbes

Son
Male

Bertie Charles

Forbes

Son
Female

Ann

Clarke

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Forbes

Head

Married

41

1840

Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Agnes

Forbes

Wife

Married

30

1851

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes Jane

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bella Robb

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Moir

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William George

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bertie Charles

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Clarke

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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