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Household of Robert Formston (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Robert Formston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Formston, born in 1836 in Stretton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Formston, born in 1837 in Carlton, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John W (born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Willie (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Sarah A (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Robert Formston's household

Male

Robert

Formston

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Formston

Wife
Male

Charles

Formston

Son
Female

Mary E

Formston

Daughter
Male

John W

Formston

Son
Male

Willie

Formston

Son
Female

Sarah A

Formston

Daughter
Male

Walter

Formston

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Formston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stretton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Formston

Head

Married

45

1836

Stretton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Formston

Wife

Married

44

1837

Carlton, Cambridgeshire, England

Charles

Formston

Son

Single

15

1866

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Formston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chester, Cheshire, England

John W

Formston

Son

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

Willie

Formston

Son

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Formston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Walter

Formston

Son

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

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