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Household of William Forster (born 1824, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.
William Forster and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forster, born in 1824 in Rochester, Kent, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary, born 1859 in Chatham, Kent, England. He had 2 grandchildren; Edith (born 1878 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Samuel Shears, born in 1858 in Devonport, Hampshire, England.
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William Forster's household
William
Forster
Head
Samuel
Shears
Son In Law
Mary
Shears
Daughter
Edith
Shears
Grand Daughter
Ellen
Shears
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Forster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Rochester, Kent, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Forster | Head | Widower | 57 | 1824 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
Samuel | Shears | Son In Law | Married | 23 | 1858 | Devonport, Hampshire, England | |
Mary | Shears | Daughter | Married | 22 | 1859 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
Edith | Shears | Grand Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
Ellen | Shears | Grand Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Chatham, Kent, England |
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