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Household of Thomas Forster (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

Thomas Forster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forster, born in 1837 in Great Lumley, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Forster, born in 1847 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Joseph S (born 1869 in New Herrington, Durham, England), James W (born 1871 in New Herrington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1873 in New Herrington, Durham, England), Robert (born 1875 in New Herrington, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in New Herrington, Durham, England), William (born 1879 in New Herrington, Durham, England) and Septimus (born 1881 in New Herrington, Durham, England).


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Thomas Forster's household

Male

Thomas

Forster

Head
Female

Mary

Forster

Wife
Male

Joseph S

Forster

Son
Male

James W

Forster

Son
Male

Thomas

Forster

Son
Male

Robert

Forster

Son
Male

John

Forster

Son
Male

William

Forster

Son
Male

Septimus

Forster

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Great Lumley, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forster

Head

Married

44

1837

Great Lumley, Durham, England

Mary

Forster

Wife

Married

34

1847

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Joseph S

Forster

Son

Single

12

1869

New Herrington, Durham, England

James W

Forster

Son

Single

10

1871

New Herrington, Durham, England

Thomas

Forster

Son

Single

8

1873

New Herrington, Durham, England

Robert

Forster

Son

Single

6

1875

New Herrington, Durham, England

John

Forster

Son

Single

4

1877

New Herrington, Durham, England

William

Forster

Son

Single

2

1879

New Herrington, Durham, England

Septimus

Forster

Son

Single

0

1881

New Herrington, Durham, England

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