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Household of Walter Forster (born 1852, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Walter Forster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Forster, born in 1852 in Hetton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Hannah Forster, born in 1853 in Winlaton, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1873 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England), William (born 1878 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England) and Ann (born 1881 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Pelton, Durham, England) and Walter's Boarder, Jonathan (born 1862 in North Hill, Cornwall, England).


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Walter Forster's household

Male

Walter

Forster

Head
Female

Hannah

Forster

Wife
Female

Jane

Forster

Daughter
Male

William

Forster

Son
Female

Ann

Forster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Stobbs

Boarder
Male

Jonathan

Ash

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Hetton, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Forster

Head

Married

29

1852

Hetton, Durham, England

Hannah

Forster

Wife

Married

28

1853

Winlaton, Durham, England

Jane

Forster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

William

Forster

Son

Single

3

1878

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

Ann

Forster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

Thomas

Stobbs

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Pelton, Durham, England

Jonathan

Ash

Boarder

Single

19

1862

North Hill, Cornwall, England

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