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Household of James Forster (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire, 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.

James Forster and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forster, born in 1845 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Forster, born in 1856 in Brindle, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Jane Eliz (born 1879 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1849 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, John Hy (born 1850 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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James Forster's household

Male

James

Forster

Head
Female

Sarah

Forster

Wife
Female

Jane Eliz

Forster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forster

Son
Male

John

Anderton

Boarder
Male

John Hy

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forster

Head

Married

36

1845

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Forster

Wife

Married

25

1856

Brindle, Lancashire, England

Jane Eliz

Forster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Forster

Son

Single

1

1880

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John

Anderton

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John Hy

Taylor

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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