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Household of William Forster (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire,Derbyshire, 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 1828 in Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lydia Forster, born in 1831 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Rebecca (born 1856 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England) and Peter (born 1870 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1874 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England.


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William Forster's household

Male

William

Forster

Head
Female

Lydia

Forster

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Forster

Daughter
Male

Peter

Forster

Son
Male

William

Woodhouse

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forster

Head

Married

53

1828

Cheshire, England

Lydia

Forster

Wife

Married

50

1831

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Forster

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Peter

Forster

Son

Single

11

1870

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

William

Woodhouse

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

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