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Household of John Forster (born 1851, Durham)

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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forster, born in 1851 in Bill Quay, Durham, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Forster, born in 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 1 child; John Thomas, born 1879 in Bill Quay, Durham, England.


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John Forster's household

Male

John

Forster

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Forster

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Forster

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bill Quay, Durham, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forster

Head

Married

30

1851

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Forster

Wife

Married

22

1859

South Shields, Durham, England

John Thomas

Forster

Son

Single

2

1879

Bill Quay, Durham, England

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