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Household of William Forbes (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

William Forbes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1840 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Forbes, born in 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary W (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane A (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret T (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie P G (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William G (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Mary

Forbes

Wife
Female

Mary W

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Margaret T

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jessie P G

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William G

Forbes

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary W

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane A

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret T

Forbes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie P G

Forbes

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William G

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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