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Household of John Foster (born 1856, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1856 in Culverthorpe, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellenor Foster, born in 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ellinor (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Prudence (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Waller, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Ellenor

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ellinor

Foster

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Foster

Daughter
Female

Prudence

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Waller

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Culverthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

25

1856

Culverthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Ellenor

Foster

Wife

Married

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellinor

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Prudence

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Waller

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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