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Household of Thomas Forster (born 1845, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Thomas Forster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forster, born in 1845 in Tooting, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary J E Forster, born in 1852 in Battersea, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1877 in Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England), Fred (born 1879 in Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Alfred (born 1874 in Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Matilda T (born 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Thomas Forster's household

Male

Thomas

Forster

Head
Female

Mary J E

Forster

Wife
Male

Henry

Forster

Son
Male

Fred

Forster

Son
Male

Charles

Forster

Son
Male

Alfred

Cole

Boarder
Female

Matilda T

Aston

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Tooting, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forster

Head

Married

36

1845

Tooting, Surrey, England

Mary J E

Forster

Wife

Married

29

1852

Battersea, Surrey, England

Henry

Forster

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England

Fred

Forster

Son

Single

2

1879

Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England

Charles

Forster

Son

Single

0

1881

Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Cole

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England

Matilda T

Aston

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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