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Household of Abraham Foster (born 1846, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.
Abraham Foster and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Foster, born in 1846 in Gathurst, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Betty Foster, born in 1848 in Ince, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Josiah (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Boarder, Joshua Hartley, born in 1853 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
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Abraham Foster's household
Abraham
Foster
Head
Betty
Foster
Wife
Thomas
Foster
Son
Josiah
Foster
Son
Mary Jane
Foster
Daughter
Joshua
Hartley
Boarder
Elizabeth
Foster
Daughter
| First name(s) | Abraham |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Gathurst, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham | Foster | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Gathurst, Lancashire, England | |
Betty | Foster | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Ince, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Foster | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Josiah | Foster | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Jane | Foster | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Joshua | Hartley | Boarder | Single | 28 | 1853 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Foster | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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