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Household of John Foster (born 1843, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1843 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Foster, born in 1845 in Haigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Charity (born 1867 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John's Lodgers Daughter, Sarah (born 1871 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Peter (born 1815 in Adlington, Lancashire, England).
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John Foster's household
John
Foster
Head
Anne
Foster
Wife
Charity
Foster
Daughter
Mary
Foster
Daughter
Joseph
Foster
Son
William
Fish
Lodger
Sarah
Hartley
Lodgers Daughter
Peter
Poffey
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Blackrod, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Foster | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England | |
Anne | Foster | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Haigh, Lancashire, England | |
Charity | Foster | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Aspull, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Foster | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Foster | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England | |
William | Fish | Lodger | Widower | 42 | 1839 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Hartley | Lodgers Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England | |
Peter | Poffey | Lodger | Widower | 66 | 1815 | Adlington, Lancashire, England |
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