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Household of Isabella Forster (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Isabella Forster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Forster, born in 1840 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Ralph (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Isabella F (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth T (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Helen M (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Richard W (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Isabella's Boarder, David J (born 1845 in Scotland), Isabella's Boarder, Christina (born 1836 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Isabella's Boarder, Margaret (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Isabella Forster's household

Female

Isabella

Forster

Head
Male

Ralph

Forster

Son
Female

Isabella F

Forster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth T

Forster

Daughter
Female

Helen M

Forster

Daughter
Male

Richard W

Forster

Son
Male

David J

Edward

Boarder
Female

Christina

Edward

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

Forster

Head

Widow

41

1840

South Shields, Durham, England

Ralph

Forster

Son

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabella F

Forster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth T

Forster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Helen M

Forster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Richard W

Forster

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

David J

Edward

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Scotland

Christina

Edward

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Taylor

Boarder

Married

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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