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Household of James Forster (born 1844, Northumberland)

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.

James Forster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Forster, born in 1844 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forster, born in 1848 in Blyth, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1868 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), Annie (born 1869 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), John T (born 1870 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), Rosenate (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Robert (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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James Forster's household

Male

James

Forster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife
Male

William

Forster

Son
Female

Annie

Forster

Daughter
Male

John T

Forster

Son
Female

Rosenate

Forster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter
Male

Robert

Forster

Son
Male

James

Forster

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Forster

Head

Married

37

1844

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife

Married

33

1848

Blyth, Northumberland, England

William

Forster

Son

Single

13

1868

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Annie

Forster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

John T

Forster

Son

Single

11

1870

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Rosenate

Forster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Robert

Forster

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Forster

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

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