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Household of William Forbes (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Logie Coldstone & Cromar, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1840 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Forbes, born in 1841 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1874 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Alexander (born 1863 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1865 in Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Christina

Forbes

Wife
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Anne

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Son
Male

John

Pringle

Servant
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Servant
Male

James

Lawrie

Servant
Male

Robert

McDonald

Servant
Female

Isabella

Archie

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

41

1840

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Forbes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anne

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

-

5

1876

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

3

1878

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Son

-

1

1880

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Pringle

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Lawrie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Archie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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