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Household of John Forster (born 1841, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forster, born in 1841 in Benwell, Northumberland, consisted of 17 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Forster, born in 1840 in Northumberland, England. They had 8 children; William Thos (born 1865 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Nicholas (born 1867 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), John Swanson (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), George (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Ann Eliza (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Eleanor (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Barmaid, Ellen (born 1864 in Walker, Northumberland, England), John's Barmaid, Clarice (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Barmaid, Jesse Ann (born 1862 in Scotland), John's Barmaid, Jesse (born 1862 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), John's Servant Housemaid, Christiana (born 1862 in Walker, Northumberland, England), John's Kitchenmaid, Hannah (born 1863 in Hebburn Quay, Durham, England) and John's Nurse, Maggie (born 1865 in Hebburn Quay, Durham, England).


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John Forster's household

Male

John

Forster

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Forster

Wife
Male

William Thos

Forster

Son
Male

Nicholas

Forster

Son
Male

Matthew

Forster

Son
Male

John Swanson

Forster

Son
Male

George

Forster

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Forster

Daughter
Female

Ann Eliza

Forster

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Forster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Stokes

Barmaid
Female

Clarice

Blake

Barmaid
Female

Jesse Ann

Callo

Barmaid
Female

Jesse

Corbett

Barmaid
Female

Christiana

McPherson

Servant Housemaid
Female

Hannah

Laing

Kitchenmaid
Female

Maggie

Laing

Nurse
First name(s) John
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Benwell, Northumberland, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forster

Head

Married

40

1841

Benwell, Northumberland, England

Margaret Ann

Forster

Wife

Married

41

1840

Northumberland, England

William Thos

Forster

Son

Single

16

1865

Jarrow, Durham, England

Nicholas

Forster

Son

Single

14

1867

Jarrow, Durham, England

Matthew

Forster

Son

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

John Swanson

Forster

Son

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

George

Forster

Son

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Forster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ann Eliza

Forster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Eleanor

Forster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ellen

Stokes

Barmaid

Single

17

1864

Walker, Northumberland, England

Clarice

Blake

Barmaid

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

Jesse Ann

Callo

Barmaid

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Jesse

Corbett

Barmaid

Single

19

1862

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Christiana

McPherson

Servant Housemaid

Single

19

1862

Walker, Northumberland, England

Hannah

Laing

Kitchenmaid

Single

18

1863

Hebburn Quay, Durham, England

Maggie

Laing

Nurse

Single

16

1865

Hebburn Quay, Durham, England

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