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Household of John Foster (born 1840, Durham)

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 Foster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1840 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Walda Foster, born in 1844 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Walda (born 1863 in Gateshead, Durham, England), James (born 1868 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Ada (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Fredrick (born 1873 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Albert (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Walda

Foster

Wife
Female

Walda

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Ada

Foster

Daughter
Male

Fredrick

Foster

Son
Male

Arthur

Foster

Son
Male

Albert

Foster

Son
Male

Henry

Foster

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

South Shields, Durham, England

Walda

Foster

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Walda

Foster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ada

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Fredrick

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Arthur

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Albert

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Henry

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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