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Household of John Foster (born 1840, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Foster and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1840 in St Mary's, Bedfordshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Foster, born in 1839 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Emily E (born 1869 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), Anne (born 1871 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Mary L (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and William O (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1806 in Blackfriars, Surrey, England), John's Lodger, Kate (born 1850 in Dorset, England), John's Lodger, Walter C (born 1858 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Jessie (born 1860 in Holloway, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, Charles A (born 1863 in Holloway, Middlesex, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Emily

Foster

Wife
Female

Emily E

Foster

Daughter
Female

Anne

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Foster

Daughter
Male

William O

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hunt

Boarder
Female

Kate

Rowe

Lodger
Male

Walter C

Rowe

Lodger
Female

Jessie

Rowe

Lodger
Male

Charles A

Rowe

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Mary's, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

St Mary's, Bedfordshire, England

Emily

Foster

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Emily E

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Anne

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Mary L

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

William O

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Hunt

Boarder

Widow

75

1806

Blackfriars, Surrey, England

Kate

Rowe

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Dorset, England

Walter C

Rowe

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Rowe

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Charles A

Rowe

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Holloway, Middlesex, England

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