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Household of John Forster (born 1824, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forster, born in 1824 in Slaley, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Forster, born in 1825 in Bill Quay, Durham, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1856 in Bill Quay, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in Dover, Kent, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1839 in Bewcastle, Cumberland, England) and John's Lodger, Will (born 1861 in Northumberland, England).


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John Forster's household

Male

John

Forster

Head
Female

Mary

Forster

Wife
Male

William

Forster

Son
Male

Thomas

Winter

Boarder
Male

John

Mitchell

Lodger
Male

Will

Mitchell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Slaley, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forster

Head

Married

57

1824

Slaley, Northumberland, England

Mary

Forster

Wife

Married

56

1825

Bill Quay, Durham, England

William

Forster

Son

Single

25

1856

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Thomas

Winter

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Dover, Kent, England

John

Mitchell

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Bewcastle, Cumberland, England

Will

Mitchell

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Northumberland, England

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