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Household of Thomas Sailes Forster (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Sailes Forster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sailes Forster, born in 1848 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas Sailes was the head of the household, married to Frances Forster, born in 1851 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Josh Willm (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary Elizth (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Alice Jane (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas Sailes's Servant, Catherine Ratcliff, born in 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Sailes Forster's household

Male

Thomas Sailes

Forster

Head
Female

Frances

Forster

Wife
Female

Ellen

Forster

Daughter
Male

Josh Willm

Forster

Son
Female

Mary Elizth

Forster

Daughter
Female

Alice Jane

Forster

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ratcliff

Servant
First name(s) Thomas Sailes
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas Sailes

Forster

Head

Married

33

1848

South Shields, Durham, England

Frances

Forster

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Ellen

Forster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Josh Willm

Forster

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Elizth

Forster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice Jane

Forster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Catherine

Ratcliff

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

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