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Household of William Forster (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forster, born in 1842 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Forster, born in 1850 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Adopted Son, George W (born 1872 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), William's Wifes Brother, Mark (born 1857 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), William's Visitor, Alfred (born 1876 in Launton, Oxfordshire, England) and William's Visitor, Frank (born 1878 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).


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William Forster's household

Male

William

Forster

Head
Female

Mary A

Forster

Wife
Male

George W

Carter

Adopted Son
Male

Mark

Halsey

Wifes Brother
Female

Alfred

Jarvis

Visitor
Female

Frank

Jarvis

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forster

Head

Married

39

1842

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Forster

Wife

Married

31

1850

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

George W

Carter

Adopted Son

Single

9

1872

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Mark

Halsey

Wifes Brother

Single

24

1857

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Alfred

Jarvis

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Launton, Oxfordshire, England

Frank

Jarvis

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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