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Household of William Forster (born 1833, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 1833 in Earsdon, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary K Forster, born in 1833 in Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Elicia J (born 1856 in Lancashire, England), George R (born 1858 in Lancashire, England), Abigail A (born 1861 in Durham, England), Mary H (born 1863 in Durham, England), William T (born 1865 in Durham, England), John Jos (born 1868 in Durham, England), Edward Hy P (born 1870 in Durham, England) and Cornelia A (born 1872 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Ellen Ladler, born in 1870 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England.


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William Forster's household

Male

William

Forster

Head
Female

Mary K

Forster

Wife
Female

Elicia J

Forster

Daughter
Male

George R

Forster

Son
Female

Abigail A

Forster

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Forster

Daughter
Male

William T

Forster

Son
Male

John Jos

Forster

Son
Male

Edward Hy P

Forster

Son
Female

Cornelia A

Forster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ladler

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forster

Head

Married

48

1833

Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Mary K

Forster

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Elicia J

Forster

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Lancashire, England

George R

Forster

Son

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

Abigail A

Forster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

Mary H

Forster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

William T

Forster

Son

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

John Jos

Forster

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Edward Hy P

Forster

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Cornelia A

Forster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Ellen

Ladler

Niece

Single

11

1870

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

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