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Household of Thomas Forster (born 1829, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Forster, born in 1829 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Barbara Forster, born in 1823 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder Head, John Haddock, born in 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Thomas Forster's household

Male

Thomas

Forster

Head
Female

Barbara

Forster

Wife
Male

William

Forster

Son
Male

John

Haddock

Boarder Head
Female

Isabella

Haddock

Wife
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Forster

Head

Married

52

1829

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Barbara

Forster

Wife

Married

58

1823

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Forster

Son

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Haddock

Boarder Head

Married

21

1860

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabella

Haddock

Wife

Married

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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