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Household of Edward W Forster (born 1843, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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.

Edward W Forster and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward W Forster, born in 1843 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Edward W was the head of the household, married to Alice Mary Forster, born in 1849 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Henry Wood, born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward W's Servant, Margaret Jane (born 1861 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England) and Edward W's Servant, Tabitha (born 1859 in Durham, England).


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Edward W Forster's household

Male

Edward W

Forster

Head
Female

Alice Mary

Forster

Wife
Male

Henry Wood

Forster

Son
Female

Margaret Jane

Wilson

Servant
Female

Tabitha

Parkin

Servant
First name(s) Edward W
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward W

Forster

Head

Married

38

1843

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Alice Mary

Forster

Wife

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Henry Wood

Forster

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Wilson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Tabitha

Parkin

Servant

Single

22

1859

Durham, England

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