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Household of William Forbes (born 1825)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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 1825 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Forbes, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Harold (born 1865 in Turkey) and Eliza M A (born 1867 in Turkey).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Emelin L (born 1854 in Romford, Essex, England) and William's Servant, Caroline L (born 1864 in Fishbourne, Sussex, England).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Eliza A

Forbes

Wife
Male

Harold

Forbes

Son
Female

Eliza M A

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Emelin L

Whiteman

Servant
Female

Caroline L

Allan

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
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

56

1825

Scotland

Eliza A

Forbes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harold

Forbes

Son

Single

16

1865

Turkey

Eliza M A

Forbes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Turkey

Emelin L

Whiteman

Servant

Single

27

1854

Romford, Essex, England

Caroline L

Allan

Servant

Single

17

1864

Fishbourne, Sussex, England

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