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Household of William Forster (born 1824, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northwich, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forster, born in 1824 in Northwich, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Forster, born in 1826 in Northwich, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1854 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1857 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1859 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), Clara (born 1861 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) and Emily (born 1866 in Northwich, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Joseph Lamb, born in 1816 in Northwich, Cheshire, England.


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William Forster's household

Male

William

Forster

Head
Female

Sarah

Forster

Wife
Male

Joseph

Forster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Forster

Daughter
Female

Clara

Forster

Daughter
Female

Emily

Forster

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Lamb

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Northwich, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forster

Head

Married

57

1824

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Forster

Wife

Married

55

1826

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Forster

Son

Single

27

1854

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ann

Forster

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Clara

Forster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Emily

Forster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Lamb

Boarder

Single

65

1816

Northwich, Cheshire, England

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