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Household of Benjamin Forster (born 1843, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, England

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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.

Benjamin Forster and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Forster, born in 1843 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Forster, born in 1842 in Stonehouse, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Benjamin L (born 1866 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Thomas C (born 1867 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Agnes F (born 1870 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Horace F (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Beatrice M (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Laura S (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Sydney (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Mary A Crich, born in 1863 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.


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Benjamin Forster's household

Male

Benjamin

Forster

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Forster

Wife
Male

Benjamin L

Forster

Son
Male

Thomas C

Forster

Son
Female

Agnes F

Forster

Daughter
Male

Horace F

Forster

Son
Female

Beatrice M

Forster

Daughter
Female

Laura S

Forster

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Forster

Son
Female

Mary A

Crich

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Forster

Head

Married

38

1843

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth M

Forster

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Benjamin L

Forster

Son

Single

15

1866

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Thomas C

Forster

Son

Single

14

1867

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Agnes F

Forster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Horace F

Forster

Son

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Beatrice M

Forster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Laura S

Forster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Sydney

Forster

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Crich

Servant

Single

18

1863

Camberwell, Surrey, England

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