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Household of William Forster (born 1833, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forster, born in 1833 in St Albans, Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forster, born in 1842 in Midhurst, Warwickshire, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1865 in Cocking, Sussex, England), William (born 1866 in Bognor, Sussex, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Cocking, Sussex, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Georgiana (born 1872 in Coxhoe, Durham, England), Francis (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Louisa (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Forster's household

Male

William

Forster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife
Female

Jane

Forster

Daughter
Male

William

Forster

Son
Female

Eliza

Forster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forster

Son
Female

Georgiana

Forster

Daughter
Female

Francis

Forster

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Forster

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Forster

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Forster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Albans, Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forster

Head

Married

48

1833

St Albans, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Wife

Married

39

1842

Midhurst, Warwickshire, England

Jane

Forster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cocking, Sussex, England

William

Forster

Son

Single

15

1866

Bognor, Sussex, England

Eliza

Forster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cocking, Sussex, England

Thomas

Forster

Son

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Georgiana

Forster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Francis

Forster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Louisa

Forster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Forster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

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