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Household of Matthew Forster (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, 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.

Matthew Forster and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Forster, born in 1831 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 15 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Amy L Forster, born in 1853 in Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Francis L (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), Evelyn A (born 1876 in Westminster, Middlesex, England) and Yvonne Y (born 1878 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Sarah A (born 1837 in Somerset, England), Matthew's Servant, Mary (born 1850 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Matthew's Servant, Rachael (born 1855 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England), Matthew's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England), Matthew's Servant, Mary M (born 1861 in Washford, Somerset, England), Matthew's Servant, Sarah B (born 1864 in Somerset, England), Matthew's Servant, Ada J (born 1862 in Somerset, England), Matthew's Servant, Stanley T (born 1857 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Matthew's Servant, Samuel T (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England) and Matthew's Servant, William J (born 1865 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Matthew Forster's household

Male

Matthew

Forster

Head
Female

Amy L

Forster

Wife
Male

Francis L

Forster

Son
Female

Evelyn A

Forster

Daughter
Female

Yvonne Y

Forster

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Chedzoy

Servant
Female

Mary

Kelland

Servant
Female

Rachael

Wells

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Cridland

Servant
Female

Mary M

White

Servant
Female

Sarah B

Chedzoy

Servant
Female

Ada J

Parsons

Servant
Male

Stanley T

Trott

Servant
Male

Samuel T

Godart

Servant
Male

William J

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Forster

Head

Married

50

1831

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Amy L

Forster

Wife

Married

28

1853

Sussex, England

Francis L

Forster

Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Evelyn A

Forster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Yvonne Y

Forster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Chedzoy

Servant

Single

44

1837

Somerset, England

Mary

Kelland

Servant

Single

31

1850

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Rachael

Wells

Servant

Single

26

1855

Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Cridland

Servant

Single

18

1863

Old Cleeve, Somerset, England

Mary M

White

Servant

Single

20

1861

Washford, Somerset, England

Sarah B

Chedzoy

Servant

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Ada J

Parsons

Servant

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

Stanley T

Trott

Servant

Single

24

1857

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Samuel T

Godart

Servant

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

William J

Williams

Servant

Single

16

1865

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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