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Household of John Foster (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1847 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foster, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in Bardsley, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1870 in Bardsley, Yorkshire, England), Violet (born 1873 in Bardsley, Yorkshire, England), Sam (born 1875 in Bardsley, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1878 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1881 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Foster

Daughter
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
Female

Violet

Foster

Daughter
Male

Sam

Foster

Son
Female

Ruth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

34

1847

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bardsley, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Foster

Son

Single

11

1870

Bardsley, Yorkshire, England

Violet

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bardsley, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Bardsley, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Foster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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