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Household of William Forbes (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pittenweem, Fife, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forbes, born in 1846 in Fife, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Christina (born 1872 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland) and Jane (born 1874 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Jane Forbes, born in 1821 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Forbes's household

Male

William

Forbes

Head
Female

Christina

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Forbes

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Forbes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forbes

Head

Widower

35

1846

Fife, Scotland

Christina

Forbes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

-

7

1874

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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