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Household of John Forster (born 1835, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Forster, born in 1836 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1866 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), James (born 1868 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England), Ann (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Winter, born in 1844 in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England.


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John Forster's household

Male

John

Forster

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Forster

Wife
Male

William

Forster

Son
Male

James

Forster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter
Female

Ann

Forster

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forster

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Forster

Daughter
Male

William

Winter

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, 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

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Forster

Wife

Married

45

1836

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

William

Forster

Son

Single

15

1866

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

James

Forster

Son

Single

13

1868

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Ann

Forster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Forster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Forster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Winter

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

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