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Household of John Forster (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

John Forster and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forster, born in 1815 in Golborne, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Joseph (born 1812 in Golborne, Lancashire, England), John's Sister, Mary (born 1817 in Golborne, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Richard (born 1855 in Pennington, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1811 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England).


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John Forster's household

Male

John

Forster

Head
Male

Joseph

Forster

Brother
Female

Mary

Forster

Sister
Male

Richard

Bent

Servant
Male

James

Moore

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Golborne, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forster

Head

Single

66

1815

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Forster

Brother

Single

69

1812

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Forster

Sister

Single

64

1817

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Richard

Bent

Servant

Single

26

1855

Pennington, Lancashire, England

James

Moore

Lodger

Widower

70

1811

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

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