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Household of John Foster (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Foster and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1840 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Foster, born in 1842 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Alice A (born 1880 in Brixham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's W Father, George Knight, born in 1819 in Brixham, Devon, England.


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Martha

Foster

Wife
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Alice A

Foster

Daughter
Male

George

Knight

W Father
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Brixham, Devon, England

Martha

Foster

Wife

Married

39

1842

Brixham, Devon, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Brixham, Devon, England

Alice A

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brixham, Devon, England

George

Knight

W Father

Married

62

1819

Brixham, Devon, England

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