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Household of James Foster (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1844 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Ellen M (born 1869 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Eva A (born 1871 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Clara L (born 1872 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Thomas A (born 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Lilian B (born 1874 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary (born 1809 in Cliff, Yorkshire, England), James's Sister, Maria (born 1847 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Harriet (born 1858 in Lincolnshire, England).


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Female

Ellen M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Eva A

Foster

Daughter
Female

Clara L

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Foster

Son
Female

Lilian B

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary

Foster

Mother
Female

Maria

Foster

Sister
Female

Harriet

Housam

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Foster

Head

Widower

37

1844

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ellen M

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Eva A

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Clara L

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Thomas A

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Lilian B

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Foster

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Cliff, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Foster

Sister

Single

34

1847

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Housam

Servant

Single

23

1858

Lincolnshire, England

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