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Household of James Foster (born 1837, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1837 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Foster, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alice Nelson (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland), Ada Gordon (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John Donaldson, born in 1817 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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James Foster's household
James
Foster
Head
Christina
Foster
Wife
Alice Nelson
Foster
Daughter
Ada Gordon
Foster
Daughter
Jessie
Foster
Daughter
John
Donaldson
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Foster | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Foster | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alice Nelson | Foster | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ada Gordon | Foster | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Foster | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Donaldson | Lodger | Married | 64 | 1817 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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