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Household of James Forster (born 1834, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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.

James Forster and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forster, born in 1834 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Forster, born in 1838 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England. They had 9 children; James (born 1857 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), George (born 1860 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), Margaret (born 1862 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), Eliza (born 1871 in Southwick, Durham, England), Edwin W (born 1869 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), William (born 1873 in Seaham, Durham, England), Stephen (born 1876 in Seaham, Durham, England), Fred (born 1878 in Seaham, Durham, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Seaham, Durham, England).


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James Forster's household

Male

James

Forster

Head
Female

Eliza

Forster

Wife
Male

James

Forster

Son
Male

George

Forster

Son
Female

Margaret

Forster

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Forster

Daughter
Male

Edwin W

Forster

Son
Male

William

Forster

Son
Male

Stephen

Forster

Son
Male

Fred

Forster

Son
Male

Arthur

Forster

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forster

Head

Married

47

1834

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Eliza

Forster

Wife

Married

43

1838

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

James

Forster

Son

Single

24

1857

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

George

Forster

Son

Single

21

1860

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Forster

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Eliza

Forster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Southwick, Durham, England

Edwin W

Forster

Son

Single

12

1869

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

William

Forster

Son

Single

8

1873

Seaham, Durham, England

Stephen

Forster

Son

Single

5

1876

Seaham, Durham, England

Fred

Forster

Son

Single

3

1878

Seaham, Durham, England

Arthur

Forster

Son

Single

1

1880

Seaham, Durham, England

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