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Household of George Foster (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

George Foster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Foster, born in 1834 in Stretford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Betsy Foster, born in 1839 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Emma Alice (born 1869 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1871 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Stretford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Mary Margaret (born 1851 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and George's Servant, Peter (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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George Foster's household

Male

George

Foster

Head
Female

Betsy

Foster

Wife
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Emma Alice

Foster

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Foster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary Margaret

Sherratt

Servant
Male

Peter

Sherratt

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stretford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Foster

Head

Married

47

1834

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Foster

Wife

Married

42

1839

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

20

1861

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Emma Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Mary Margaret

Sherratt

Servant

Single

30

1851

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Peter

Sherratt

Servant

Single

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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