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Household of William Forster (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forster, born in 1840 in Brixton, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Forster, born in 1842 in Lenham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1868 in Woodford, Essex, England), Mabel (born 1870 in Woodford, Essex, England), Ethel (born 1873 in Woodford, Essex, England), Hugh W (born 1875 in Woodford, Essex, England), Janet (born 1879 in Woodford, Essex, England) and Arnold (born 1881 in Woodford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Maria (born 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Ethel (born 1855 in Epping, Essex, England) and William's Servant, Alice Sarah (born 1856 in Essex, England).


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William Forster's household

Male

William

Forster

Head
Female

Sarah

Forster

Wife
Female

Jessie

Forster

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Forster

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Forster

Daughter
Male

Hugh W

Forster

Son
Female

Janet

Forster

Daughter
Male

Arnold

Forster

Son
Female

Maria

Forster

Sister
Female

Ethel

Fleming

Servant
Female

Alice Sarah

Styles

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Brixton, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forster

Head

Married

41

1840

Brixton, Surrey, England

Sarah

Forster

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lenham, Kent, England

Jessie

Forster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Woodford, Essex, England

Mabel

Forster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Woodford, Essex, England

Ethel

Forster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Woodford, Essex, England

Hugh W

Forster

Son

Single

6

1875

Woodford, Essex, England

Janet

Forster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woodford, Essex, England

Arnold

Forster

Son

Single

0

1881

Woodford, Essex, England

Maria

Forster

Sister

Single

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ethel

Fleming

Servant

Single

26

1855

Epping, Essex, England

Alice Sarah

Styles

Servant

Single

25

1856

Essex, England

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