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Household of Matthew Forster (born 1818, Northumberland)
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.
Matthew Forster and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Forster, born in 1818 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Forster, born in 1830 in Stonehouse. They had 2 children; Mary H C (born 1866 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and George R T (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Brother In Law, Edwin (born 1833 in Stonehouse), Matthew's Niece, Georgina (born 1873 in Compton, Hampshire, England) and Matthew's Niece, Evelyn G M (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
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Matthew Forster's household
Matthew
Forster
Head
Jane
Forster
Wife
Mary H C
Forster
Daughter
George R T
Forster
Son
Edwin
Carwithen
Brother In Law
Georgina
Smith
Niece
Evelyn G M
Smith
Niece
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Forster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Forster | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Jane | Forster | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Stonehouse | |
Mary H C | Forster | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
George R T | Forster | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Edwin | Carwithen | Brother In Law | Married | 48 | 1833 | Stonehouse | |
Georgina | Smith | Niece | Single | 8 | 1873 | Compton, Hampshire, England | |
Evelyn G M | Smith | Niece | Single | 1 | 1880 | Gateshead, Durham, England |
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