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Household of John Foster (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Foster, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), John Laing (born 1879 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England) and Bertram Higginson (born 1881 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Mary Elizabeth (born 1860 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England) and John's Sister, Emily (born 1862 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Foster

Wife
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Male

John Laing

Foster

Son
Male

Bertram Higginson

Foster

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Laing

Sister
Female

Emily

Laing

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Manchester, 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

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Foster

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

John Laing

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Bertram Higginson

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Laing

Sister

Single

21

1860

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Emily

Laing

Sister

Single

19

1862

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

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