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Household of Samuel Forster (born 1818, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Samuel Forster and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Forster, born in 1818 in Hilton, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Forster, born in 1815 in Shiney Row, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1871 in Durham, England. They had 2 grandchildren; James (born 1865 in Cassop, Durham, England) and Margaret J (born 1875 in Durham, England).


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Samuel Forster's household

Male

Samuel

Forster

Head
Female

Mary

Forster

Wife
Male

James

Coldwell

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Coldwell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Hilton, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Forster

Head

Married

63

1818

Hilton, Durham, England

Mary

Forster

Wife

Married

66

1815

Shiney Row, Durham, England

James

Coldwell

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Cassop, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Margaret J

Coldwell

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

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