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Household of William Forbes (born 1809, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1809 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forbes, born in 1809 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1848 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1852 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Wife
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Annie

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

72

1809

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Wife

Married

72

1809

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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