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Household of John B Foster (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Foster, born in 1837 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foster, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1861 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), Elizabeth A (born 1863 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), John G (born 1865 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), Frank Rob (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Eliza F (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Boarder, Amos W (born 1856 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and John B's Visitor, Emma G (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John B Foster's household

Male

John B

Foster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Foster

Daughter
Male

John G

Foster

Son
Male

Frank Rob

Foster

Son
Female

Eliza F

Foster

Daughter
Male

Amos W

Foster

Boarder
Female

Emma G

Foster

Visitor
First name(s) John B
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Foster

Head

Married

44

1837

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Foster

Son

Single

20

1861

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Elizabeth A

Foster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

John G

Foster

Son

Single

16

1865

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Frank Rob

Foster

Son

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Eliza F

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Amos W

Foster

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emma G

Foster

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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