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Household of Whitfield Forster (born 1836, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Whitfield Forster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Whitfield Forster, born in 1836 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Whitfield was the head of the household, married to Mary Forster, born in 1846 in Bellingham, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Durham, England), Isabella (born 1872 in Durham, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Durham, England), Sarah Jane (born 1876 in Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Durham, England).


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Whitfield Forster's household

Male

Whitfield

Forster

Head
Female

Mary

Forster

Wife
Male

John

Forster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Forster

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Forster

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Forster

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forster

Daughter
First name(s) Whitfield
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Whitfield

Forster

Head

Married

45

1836

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Mary

Forster

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bellingham, Northumberland, England

John

Forster

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Isabella

Forster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Mary Ann

Forster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Forster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Margaret

Forster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

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