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Household of John Forster (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forster, born in 1845 in Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Forster, born in 1852 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1874 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England) and Jessie (born 1880 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, William (born 1866 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Christleton, Cheshire, England).


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John Forster's household

Male

John

Forster

Head
Female

Martha

Forster

Wife
Male

Arthur

Forster

Son
Female

Alice

Forster

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Forster

Daughter
Male

William

Pemberton

Nephew
Female

Jane

Dodd

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forster

Head

Married

36

1845

Cheshire, England

Martha

Forster

Wife

Married

29

1852

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Forster

Son

Single

7

1874

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Alice

Forster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Forster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

William

Pemberton

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Jane

Dodd

Servant

Single

14

1867

Christleton, Cheshire, England

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