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Household of William Forster (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, Lancashire, 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 1829 in Northwich, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forster, born in 1833 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Elizabeth, born 1871 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Mary (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary Alice (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Visitor, Annie Elizabeth (born 1844 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), William's Visitor, Eliza (born 1851 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and William's Visitor, Sarah Marie (born 1853 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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William Forster's household

Male

William

Forster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter
Female

Mary

Forster

Niece
Female

Mary Alice

Shuttleworth

Servant
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Jackson

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Jackson

Visitor
Female

Sarah Marie

Jackson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
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

52

1829

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Forster

Niece

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary Alice

Shuttleworth

Servant

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie Elizabeth

Jackson

Visitor

Single

37

1844

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Jackson

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah Marie

Jackson

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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