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Household of William Forbes (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

William Forbes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1831 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary B Forbes, born in 1832 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen I (born 1859 in Scotland), Margarette (born 1860 in Scotland), William D C (born 1865 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth R (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary B

Forbes

Wife
Female

Helen I

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Margarette

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William D C

Forbes

Son
Female

Elizabeth R

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Mary B

Forbes

Wife

Married

49

1832

Scotland

Helen I

Forbes

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Scotland

Margarette

Forbes

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Scotland

William D C

Forbes

Son

Single

16

1865

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth R

Forbes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

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