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Household of Joseph Forster (born 1837, Durham)
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.
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 1837 in Murton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ruth Forster, born in 1838 in Seaham, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Anthony (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Isabella Ann (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William Watson (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Ernest (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister In Law, Ellen Watson, born in 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
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Joseph Forster's household
Joseph
Forster
Head
Ruth
Forster
Wife
Anthony
Forster
Son
Isabella Ann
Forster
Daughter
William Watson
Forster
Son
Elizabeth Jane
Forster
Daughter
Ellen
Forster
Daughter
Ernest
Forster
Son
Ellen
Watson
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Forster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Murton, Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Forster | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Murton, Durham, England | |
Ruth | Forster | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Seaham, Durham, England | |
Anthony | Forster | Son | Single | 24 | 1857 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Isabella Ann | Forster | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
William Watson | Forster | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth Jane | Forster | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Ellen | Forster | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Ernest | Forster | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Ellen | Watson | Sister In Law | Single | 32 | 1849 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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