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Household of Edward Foster (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Alice Foster, born in 1836 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1865 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Ellen Ann (born 1870 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), George Edward (born 1873 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Thomas Arthur (born 1875 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), John Livingstone (born 1876 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and William Robert (born 1877 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Grand Mother, Ellen Day, born in 1812 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Edward Foster's household

Male

Edward

Foster

Head
Female

Alice

Foster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Robinson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Robinson

Son
Female

Ellen Ann

Foster

Daughter
Male

George Edward

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas Arthur

Foster

Son
Male

John Livingstone

Foster

Son
Male

William Robert

Foster

Son
Female

Ellen

Day

Grand Mother
First name(s) Edward
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Preston, 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

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Robinson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Albert

Robinson

Son

Single

16

1865

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Ellen Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Padiham, Lancashire, England

George Edward

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Thomas Arthur

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Padiham, Lancashire, England

John Livingstone

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Padiham, Lancashire, England

William Robert

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Day

Grand Mother

Married

69

1812

Preston, Lancashire, England

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