Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Forster (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forster, born in 1837 in Tow Law, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forster, born in 1833 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Albert (born 1866 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England), John Wm (born 1870 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Hugh (born 1871 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Unm, William Lake, born in 1863 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Forster's household

Male

John

Forster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife
Male

Albert

Forster

Son
Male

John Wm

Forster

Son
Male

Hugh

Forster

Son
Male

William

Lake

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forster

Head

Married

44

1837

Tow Law, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Albert

Forster

Son

Single

15

1866

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

John Wm

Forster

Son

Single

11

1870

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Hugh

Forster

Son

Single

10

1871

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

William

Lake

Unm

Single

18

1863

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Forster in Middlesbrough in 1881, and follow the Forster family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Forster

We’ve found John Forster in 376 family trees. Find out more about John Forster's household and view the Forster family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census