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Household of James Foster (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1833 in Belmont, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Foster, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Leuke (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Female

Ellen

Foster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Male

Leuke

Foster

Son
Male

Benjamin

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Belmont, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Foster

Head

Married

48

1833

Belmont, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Foster

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Leuke

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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