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Household of David Foster (born 1845, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

David Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Foster, born in 1845 in Broseley, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Foster, born in 1850 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; David (born 1871 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), John J (born 1875 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Thomas H (born 1876 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1879 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and James E (born 1881 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Sister In Law, Maria Meigh, born in 1835 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England.


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David Foster's household

Male

David

Foster

Head
Female

Jane

Foster

Wife
Male

David

Foster

Son
Male

John J

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas H

Foster

Son
Female

Emma

Foster

Daughter
Male

James E

Foster

Son
Female

Maria

Meigh

Sister In Law
First name(s) David
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Broseley, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Foster

Head

Married

36

1845

Broseley, Shropshire, England

Jane

Foster

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

David

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

John J

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas H

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

James E

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Meigh

Sister In Law

Single

46

1835

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

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