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Household of John Foster (born 1858, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1858 in Congleton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1858 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Sydney J (born 1879 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Gertrude L (born 1881 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Mary H (born 1862 in Siddington, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, Helen K (born 1862 in Alderminster, Worcestershire, England), John's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1862 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England) and John's Apprentice, Edwin (born 1869 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

Sydney J

Foster

Son
Female

Gertrude L

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Vernon

Visitor
Female

Helen K

Steele

Boarder
Female

Elisabeth

Bennett

Servant
Male

Edwin

Mc Vere

Apprentice
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Congleton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

23

1858

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

23

1858

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sydney J

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Gertrude L

Foster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Mary H

Vernon

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Siddington, Cheshire, England

Helen K

Steele

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Alderminster, Worcestershire, England

Elisabeth

Bennett

Servant

Single

19

1862

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Edwin

Mc Vere

Apprentice

Single

12

1869

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

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