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Household of Alexander Foster (born 1818, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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.
Alexander Foster and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Foster, born in 1818 in Buckhaven, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Walker Foster, born in 1818 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1846 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1851 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1856 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1860 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Mina Thomson, born in 1877 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.
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Alexander Foster's household
Alexander
Foster
Head
Mary Walker
Foster
Wife
John
Foster
Son
Janet
Foster
Daughter
Margaret
Foster
Daughter
Mary
Foster
Daughter
Mina
Thomson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Foster | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary Walker | Foster | Wife | Married | 63 | 1818 | Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Foster | Son | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland | |
Janet | Foster | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Foster | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Foster | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland | |
Mina | Thomson | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland |
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