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Household of Thomas Forbes (born 1860, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forbes, born in 1860 in Nairn, Nairnshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1859 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1879 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Anne (born 1839 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Alexander (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Forbes's household

Male

Thomas

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Son
Female

Annie

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Anne

Forbes

Mother
Male

Alexander

Fraser

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forbes

Head

Married

21

1860

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

22

1859

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Annie

Forbes

Daughter

-

0

1881

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Anne

Forbes

Mother

Widow

42

1839

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Fraser

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Invernessshire, Scotland

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