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Household of Matthew Forster (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, 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.

Matthew Forster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Forster, born in 1848 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Forster, born in 1852 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Douglas W (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Dora B (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Olive M (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Eliza (born 1856 in Durham, England) and Matthew's Servant, Emma (born 1846 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England).


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Matthew Forster's household

Male

Matthew

Forster

Head
Female

Mary

Forster

Wife
Male

Douglas W

Forster

Son
Male

Matthew

Forster

Son
Female

Dora B

Forster

Daughter
Female

Olive M

Forster

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Mason

Servant
Female

Emma

Flory

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Forster

Head

Married

33

1848

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Forster

Wife

Married

29

1852

Islington, Middlesex, England

Douglas W

Forster

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Matthew

Forster

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Dora B

Forster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Olive M

Forster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

Eliza

Mason

Servant

Married

25

1856

Durham, England

Emma

Flory

Servant

Single

35

1846

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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