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Household of John Foster (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 1849 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary D Foster, born in 1851 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Dorcas E (born 1872 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1874 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1875 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Martha Bridge, born in 1867 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Mary D

Foster

Wife
Female

Dorcas E

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

William

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Martha

Bridge

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

32

1849

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Mary D

Foster

Wife

Married

30

1851

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Dorcas E

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Bridge

Servant

Single

14

1867

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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