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Household of John Forster (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Forster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forster, born in 1837 in Middleton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Forster, born in 1847 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ralph (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Georgina (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Rose E (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Martha (born 1854 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) and John's Nephew, William (born 1871 in Reading, Berkshire, England).


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John Forster's household

Male

John

Forster

Head
Female

Jane

Forster

Wife
Female

Ellen

Forster

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Forster

Son
Female

Georgina

Forster

Daughter
Female

Rose E

Forster

Daughter
Female

Martha

Cowles

Sister
Male

William

Cowles

Nephew
Male

John

Forster

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Middleton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forster

Head

Married

44

1837

Middleton, Durham, England

Jane

Forster

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Ellen

Forster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ralph

Forster

Son

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Georgina

Forster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Rose E

Forster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Martha

Cowles

Sister

Widow

27

1854

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Cowles

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Reading, Berkshire, England

John

Forster

Son

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

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