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Household of John Foster (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James Henry (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Betty Swindles, born in 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

James Henry

Foster

Son
Female

Eliza

Foster

Daughter
Female

Annie

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ada

Foster

Daughter
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Betty

Swindles

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
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

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James Henry

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Betty

Swindles

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

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