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Household of Joseph Forster (born 1850, Cumberland)

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.

Joseph Forster and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Forster, born in 1850 in Sebergham, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Forster, born in 1843 in Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Eleanor (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Mary Jane (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Rein, born in 1839 in Scotland.


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Joseph Forster's household

Male

Joseph

Forster

Head
Female

Eleanor

Forster

Wife
Male

Joseph

Forster

Son
Female

Eleanor

Forster

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Forster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rein

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sebergham, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Forster

Head

Married

31

1850

Sebergham, Cumberland, England

Eleanor

Forster

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cumberland, England

Joseph

Forster

Son

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Eleanor

Forster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Forster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Rein

Sister In Law

Married

42

1839

Scotland

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