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Household of Joseph Forster (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Forster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Forster, born in 1828 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forster, born in 1830 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1860 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1863 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Matilda (born 1865 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1868 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1869 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1875 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth J (born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Forster's household

Male

Joseph

Forster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Forster

Daughter
Female

Clara

Forster

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Forster

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Forster

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Forster

Daughter
Male

Albert

Forster

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Forster

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Forster

Head

Married

53

1828

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife

Married

51

1830

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Forster

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Clara

Forster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Forster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Forster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Forster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Albert

Forster

Son

Single

6

1875

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth J

Forster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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