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Household of John Foster (born 1834, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1834 in Billinge, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Foster, born in 1835 in Billinge, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Billinge, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1861 in Billinge, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Billinge, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Billinge, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1868 in Billinge, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John R (born 1879 in Billinge, Lancashire, England) and James W (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Ann

Foster

Wife
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Male

Joseph

Foster

Son
Male

John R

Rimmer

Grand Son
Male

James W

Foster

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Billinge, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

47

1834

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

46

1835

Billinge, Lancashire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

22

1859

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Billinge, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

16

1865

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Billinge, Lancashire, England

John R

Rimmer

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Billinge, Lancashire, England

James W

Foster

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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