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Household of John Foster (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1833 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1837 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah J (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter
Male

John W

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

48

1833

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John W

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Robert

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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