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Household of Alex Foster (born 1841)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland
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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.
Alex Foster and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Foster, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1843 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland), Joseph (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Mother-In-Law, Anne (born 1797 in Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alex's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1833 in Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alex Foster's household
Alex
Foster
Head
Margaret
Foster
Wife
Annie
Foster
Daughter
Joseph
Foster
Son
Lizzie
Foster
Daughter
Mary
Foster
Daughter
David
Foster
Son
Anne
Stewart
Mother-In-Law
Mary
Stewart
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Foster | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Ireland | |
Margaret | Foster | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie | Foster | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Joseph | Foster | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Foster | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Foster | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Foster | Son | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Anne | Stewart | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 84 | 1797 | Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Stewart | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 48 | 1833 | Midlothian, Scotland |
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