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Household of James Foster (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William (born 1871 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1857 in Beath, Fife, Scotland), James's Niece, Helen (born 1878 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland) and James's Nephew, George (born 1880 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland).


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Helen

Hodge

Sister-In-Law
Female

Helen

Hodge

Niece
Male

George

Hodge

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Foster

Head

Widower

34

1847

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Foster

Son

-

10

1871

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

James

Foster

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Hodge

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Hodge

Niece

-

3

1878

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

George

Hodge

Nephew

-

1

1880

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

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