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Household of John Forster (born 1838, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forster, born in 1838 in Greenside, Durham, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Forster, born in 1835 in Path Head, Durham, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1862 in Blaydon, Durham, England), Charles (born 1865 in Winlaton, Durham, England), John (born 1867 in Blaydon, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Blaydon, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Blaydon, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, John W (born 1861 in Stella, Durham, England), John's Step Son, Thomas (born 1865 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England) and John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1800 in Crawcrook, Durham, England).
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John Forster's household
John
Forster
Head
Mary
Forster
Wife
James
Forster
Son
Charles
Forster
Son
John
Forster
Son
Margaret
Forster
Daughter
Ellen
Forster
Daughter
Jane
Forster
Daughter
John W
Henderson
Step Son
Thomas
Henderson
Step Son
Elizabeth
Cowen
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Forster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Greenside, Durham, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Forster | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Greenside, Durham, England | |
Mary | Forster | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Path Head, Durham, England | |
James | Forster | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Blaydon, Durham, England | |
Charles | Forster | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Winlaton, Durham, England | |
John | Forster | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Blaydon, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Forster | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Blaydon, Durham, England | |
Ellen | Forster | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Blaydon, Durham, England | |
Jane | Forster | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
John W | Henderson | Step Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Stella, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Henderson | Step Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Monkwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Cowen | Mother In Law | Widow | 81 | 1800 | Crawcrook, Durham, England |
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