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Household of Edwin Foster (born 1844, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, 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.

Edwin Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Foster, born in 1844 in Caversfield, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Lucy Foster, born in 1844 in Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Lucy E (born 1868 in Souldern, Oxfordshire, England), Alice M (born 1869 in Oxfordshire, England), Edith M (born 1872 in Great Bridge, Staffordshire, England), William A (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Herbert Hy (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Lodger, William Harper, born in 1861 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England.


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Edwin Foster's household

Male

Edwin

Foster

Head
Female

Lucy

Foster

Wife
Female

Lucy E

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Foster

Daughter
Male

William A

Foster

Son
Male

Herbert Hy

Foster

Son
Male

William

Harper

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Caversfield, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Foster

Head

Married

37

1844

Caversfield, Buckinghamshire, England

Lucy

Foster

Wife

Married

37

1844

Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England

Lucy E

Foster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Souldern, Oxfordshire, England

Alice M

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oxfordshire, England

Edith M

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Great Bridge, Staffordshire, England

William A

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Herbert Hy

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Harper

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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