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Household of Edward Foster (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Foster, born in 1828 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Foster, born in 1825 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John Edward (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Foster's household

Male

Edward

Foster

Head
Female

Sarah

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Male

John Edward

Foster

Son
Male

Ernest

Foster

Son
Female

Ethel

Foster

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Foster

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Foster

Head

Married

53

1828

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Foster

Wife

Married

56

1825

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

John Edward

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Foster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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