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Household of James Foster (born 1835, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.
James Foster and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1835 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Foster, born in 1839 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John A (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, Adam (born 1844 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger Head, William (born 1851 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Margaret (born 1853 in Hanwell, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, Eva M (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Charles T (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
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James Foster's household
James
Foster
Head
Catherine
Foster
Wife
Adam
Foster
Father
Catherine
Foster
Daughter
Mary A
Foster
Daughter
Thomas
Foster
Son
John A
Foster
Son
William
Thomas
Lodger Head
Margaret
Thomas
Lodger
Eva M
Thomas
Lodger
Charles T
Thomas
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Foster | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Catherine | Foster | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Adam | Foster | Father | Widower | 37 | 1844 | Dalton, Lancashire, England | |
Catherine | Foster | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary A | Foster | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Foster | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John A | Foster | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
William | Thomas | Lodger Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Thomas | Lodger | Married | 28 | 1853 | Hanwell, Middlesex, England | |
Eva M | Thomas | Lodger | Single | 1 | 1880 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Charles T | Thomas | Lodger | Single | 3 | 1878 | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
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