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Household of John B Foster (born 1842, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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.

John B Foster and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Foster, born in 1842 in Hastings, Sussex, consisted of 19 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Ellen Foster, born in 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Margaret E (born 1868 in Barcombe, Sussex, England), Thomas J (born 1871 in Barcombe, Sussex, England), Henry P (born 1873 in Barcombe, Sussex, England), Nelly G (born 1875 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Mabel K (born 1878 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and Daisy (born 1879 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Servant, Caroline (born 1858 in Ore, Sussex, England), John B's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Tillingham, Sussex, England), John B's Servant, Georgieany (born 1862 in Rye, Sussex, England), John B's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Hastings, Sussex, England), John B's Lodger, Mary (born 1852 in Redhill, Surrey, England), John B's Lodger, Louisa (born 1855 in Redhill, Surrey, England), John B's Lodger, Adelaide (born 1862 in Reigate, Surrey, England), John B's Lodger, Augusta (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England), John B's Lodger, Elizabeth J (born 1840 in Flintshire, Wales), John B's Lodger, Catherine H (born 1841 in Scotland) and John B's Lodger, Johan (born 1849 in Scotland).


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John B Foster's household

Male

John B

Foster

Head
Female

Ellen

Foster

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Foster

Son
Male

Henry P

Foster

Son
Female

Nelly G

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mabel K

Foster

Daughter
Female

Daisy

Foster

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Sadler

Servant
Female

Ellen

Morfey

Servant
Female

Georgieany

Shapey

Servant
Female

Annie

Booth

Servant
Female

Mary

Klein

Lodger
Female

Louisa

Klein

Lodger
Female

Adelaide

Klein

Lodger
Female

Augusta

Klein

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth J

Cartwright

Lodger
Female

Catherine H

Crombie

Lodger
Male

Johan

Crombie

Lodger
First name(s) John B
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Hastings, Sussex, England

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Hastings, Sussex, England

Ellen

Foster

Wife

Married

43

1838

Brighton, Sussex, England

Margaret E

Foster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Barcombe, Sussex, England

Thomas J

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Barcombe, Sussex, England

Henry P

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Barcombe, Sussex, England

Nelly G

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hastings, Sussex, England

Mabel K

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hastings, Sussex, England

Daisy

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hastings, Sussex, England

Caroline

Sadler

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ore, Sussex, England

Ellen

Morfey

Servant

Single

19

1862

Tillingham, Sussex, England

Georgieany

Shapey

Servant

Single

19

1862

Rye, Sussex, England

Annie

Booth

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hastings, Sussex, England

Mary

Klein

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Redhill, Surrey, England

Louisa

Klein

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Redhill, Surrey, England

Adelaide

Klein

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Reigate, Surrey, England

Augusta

Klein

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth J

Cartwright

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Flintshire, Wales

Catherine H

Crombie

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Scotland

Johan

Crombie

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Scotland

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