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Household of Samuel Forster (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

Samuel Forster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Forster, born in 1838 in Whiston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ann Forster, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas Fred (born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James Henry (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1876 in Sutton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Thomas Burrows, born in 1847 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Forster's household

Male

Samuel

Forster

Head
Female

Ann

Forster

Wife
Male

Thomas Fred

Forster

Son
Male

William

Forster

Son
Female

Margaret

Forster

Daughter
Male

James Henry

Forster

Son
Female

Sarah

Foster

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Burrows

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Whiston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Forster

Head

Married

43

1838

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Forster

Wife

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas Fred

Forster

Son

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Forster

Son

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Forster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James Henry

Forster

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Burrows

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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