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Household of John Foster (born 1823, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1823 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1860 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England. He had 1 grandchild; John, born 1881 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Ho Keeper, Eleanor (born 1814 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Mary E (born 1864 in Lancashire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Jerons

Daughter
Male

John

Foster

Grand Son
Female

Eleanor

Postlethwaite

Ho Keeper
Female

Mary E

Postlethwaite

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Widower

58

1823

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth

Jerons

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England

John

Foster

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Postlethwaite

Ho Keeper

Widow

67

1814

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Postlethwaite

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

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