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Household of John Forthan (born 1837)

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 Forthan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forthan, born in 1837 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Forthan, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Honey (born 1864 in Northumberland, England) and John (born 1874 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, John (born 1857 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Isaac (born 1841 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Forthan's household

Male

John

Forthan

Head
Female

Catherine

Forthan

Wife
Female

Honey

Forthan

Daughter
Male

John

Forthan

Son
Male

John

Forthan

Lodger
Male

Isaac

Gray

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Forthan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forthan

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Catherine

Forthan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Honey

Forthan

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Northumberland, England

John

Forthan

Son

Single

7

1874

-

John

Forthan

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Isaac

Gray

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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