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Household of W H Forbes (born 1807, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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.

W H Forbes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W H Forbes, born in 1807 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. W H was the head of the household, married to Mary M Forbes, born in 1819 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1844 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), David M (born 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was W H's Grandson, Albert R Forbes, born in 1870 in Fife, Scotland.


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W H Forbes's household

Male

W H

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary M

Forbes

Wife
Female

Ann

Forbes

Daughter
Male

David M

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

Albert R

Forbes

Grandson
First name(s) W H
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W H

Forbes

Head

Married

74

1807

London, Middlesex, England

Mary M

Forbes

Wife

Married

62

1819

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

37

1844

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

David M

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Albert R

Forbes

Grandson

-

11

1870

Fife, Scotland

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