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Household of David Foster (born 1839, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, 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.
David Foster and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Foster, born in 1839 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Alice Torrance Foster, born in 1838 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1866 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Thomasina (born 1870 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Alice (born 1873 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Edgar Hill (born 1877 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and Jane Ann (born 1879 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Margaret Foster, born in 1875 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.
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David Foster's household
David
Foster
Head
Alice Torrance
Foster
Wife
James
Foster
Son
David
Foster
Son
Thomasina
Foster
Daughter
Alice
Foster
Daughter
Robert
Foster
Son
Edgar Hill
Foster
Son
Jane Ann
Foster
Daughter
Margaret
Foster
Boarder
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Foster | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
Alice Torrance | Foster | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Foster | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Foster | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Aberdour, Fife, Scotland | |
Thomasina | Foster | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Aberdour, Fife, Scotland | |
Alice | Foster | Daughter | Married | 8 | 1873 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Foster | Son | Married | 6 | 1875 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Edgar Hill | Foster | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane Ann | Foster | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Foster | Boarder | - | 6 | 1875 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland |
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