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Household of William Forbes (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lumphanan, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1828 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Forbes, born in 1829 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1864 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1866 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Apprentice, Morrice (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Apprentice, James (born 1861 in Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Ann

Forbes

Wife
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Francis

Forbes

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Son
Female

Eliza

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Morrice

Rogar

Apprentice
Male

James

Rennie

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Married

53

1828

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Forbes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Forbes

Daughter

-

15

1866

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Francis

Forbes

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Morrice

Rogar

Apprentice

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Rennie

Apprentice

Unmarried

20

1861

Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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