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Household of Edward Foster (born 1843, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.
Edward Foster and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Foster, born in 1843 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foster, born in 1837 in Lytham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1863 in Wales), Peter (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Brother, John Foster, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
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Edward Foster's household
Edward
Foster
Head
Elizabeth
Foster
Wife
Mary A
Foster
Daughter
Peter
Foster
Son
Sarah
Foster
Daughter
John
Foster
Brother
Ann
Foster
Wife
Nancy
Foster
Daughter
Robert
Foster
Son
John
Foster
Son
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Foster | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Foster | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Lytham, Lancashire, England | |
Mary A | Foster | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Wales | |
Peter | Foster | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Foster | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John | Foster | Brother | Married | 31 | 1850 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Foster | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Foster | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Foster | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John | Foster | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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