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Household of Thomas Forbes (born 1825, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

Thomas Forbes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forbes, born in 1825 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Forbes, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William J (born 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Andrew C (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Forbes's household

Male

Thomas

Forbes

Head
Female

Jane

Forbes

Wife
Male

William J

Forbes

Son
Male

Henry

Forbes

Son
Male

Thomas

Forbes

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Andrew C

Forbes

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forbes

Head

Married

56

1825

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew C

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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