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Household of John Forster (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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.

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 1835 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forster, born in 1843 in Greatham, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John Geo (born 1865 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Parkin (born 1866 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Robert Hy (born 1868 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Annie M (born 1876 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Edwin (born 1881 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Dorothy A Gibbon, born in 1866 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England.


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John Forster's household

Male

John

Forster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife
Male

John Geo

Forster

Son
Male

Parkin

Forster

Son
Male

Robert Hy

Forster

Son
Female

Mary E

Forster

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Forster

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Forster

Son
Female

Dorothy A

Gibbon

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Durham, 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

46

1835

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife

Married

38

1843

Greatham, Durham, England

John Geo

Forster

Son

Single

16

1865

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Parkin

Forster

Son

Single

15

1866

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert Hy

Forster

Son

Single

13

1868

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Mary E

Forster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Annie M

Forster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Edwin

Forster

Son

Single

0

1881

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Dorothy A

Gibbon

Servant

Single

15

1866

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

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