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Household of James Foster (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1849 in Methley, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary E Foster, born in 1853 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Annie (born 1874 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Fairburn, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1880 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England).


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Female

Mary E

Foster

Wife
Female

Sarah Annie

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Hannah

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Methley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Foster

Head

Married

32

1849

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Foster

Wife

Married

28

1853

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah Annie

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Fairburn, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Foster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

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