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Household of John Foss (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foss, born in 1842 in Cheltenham, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda E Foss, born in 1835 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 1 child; John H B, born 1875 in Torquay, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Frances M (born 1856 in Dorset, England) and John's Father In Law, Richard (born 1808 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Foss's household

Male

John

Foss

Head
Female

Matilda E

Foss

Wife
Male

John H B

Foss

Son
Female

Frances M

Foss

Sister
Male

Richard

Masters

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Foss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cheltenham, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foss

Head

Married

39

1842

Cheltenham, Somerset, England

Matilda E

Foss

Wife

Married

46

1835

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

John H B

Foss

Son

Single

6

1875

Torquay, Devon, England

Frances M

Foss

Sister

Single

25

1856

Dorset, England

Richard

Masters

Father In Law

Widower

73

1808

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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