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Household of John Foss (born 1834, Dorset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Foss and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foss, born in 1834 in Chideock, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Foss, born in 1831 in Havant, Hampshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Thomas, born 1874 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Alice (born 1869 in Havant, Hampshire, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1848 in Padstow, Cornwall, England), John's Boarder, Harry (born 1858 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas L (born 1857 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).
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John Foss's household
John
Foss
Head
Mary
Foss
Wife
Alice
Andrews
Niece
Thomas
Verren
Grand Son
William
Key
Boarder
Harry
Thorp
Boarder
Thomas L
Ash
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Foss |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Chideock, Dorset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Foss | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Chideock, Dorset, England | |
Mary | Foss | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Havant, Hampshire, England | |
Alice | Andrews | Niece | Single | 12 | 1869 | Havant, Hampshire, England | |
Thomas | Verren | Grand Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
William | Key | Boarder | Widower | 33 | 1848 | Padstow, Cornwall, England | |
Harry | Thorp | Boarder | Single | 23 | 1858 | Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | |
Thomas L | Ash | Boarder | Single | 24 | 1857 | Dartmouth, Devon, England |
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