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Household of Thomas Forster (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Thomas Forster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forster, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to J Ann Forster, born in 1846 in Salford, England. They had 5 children; M Ann (born 1861 in Salford, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Salford, England), Jane (born 1866 in Salford, England), Richard (born 1868 in -) and John (born 1876 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father In Law, William Morley, born in 1811 in Bolton, England.


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Thomas Forster's household

Male

Thomas

Forster

Head
Female

J Ann

Forster

Wife
Female

M Ann

Forster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forster

Son
Female

Jane

Forster

Daughter
Male

Richard

Forster

Son
Male

John

Forster

Son
Male

William

Morley

Father In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forster

Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

J Ann

Forster

Wife

Married

35

1846

Salford, England

M Ann

Forster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Salford, England

Thomas

Forster

Son

Single

17

1864

Salford, England

Jane

Forster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Salford, England

Richard

Forster

Son

Single

13

1868

-

John

Forster

Son

Single

5

1876

-

William

Morley

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Bolton, England

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