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Household of John Foster (born 1825, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1825 in St Johns, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Foster, born in 1832 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Blanche (born 1857 in Laughton, Yorkshire, England) and Cathleen (born 1870 in Laughton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Edwin (born 1855 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England), John's Servant, Herbert (born 1864 in Wickersley, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Wilkinson (born 1864 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, George (born 1858 in Wickersley, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Leyburn, Worcestershire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1858 in Laughton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1841 in Maltby, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Ann (born 1831 in Kirton, Lincolnshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Bramley, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Hortense (born 1862 in Letwell, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Wickersley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Emma

Foster

Wife
Female

Blanche

Foster

Daughter
Female

Cathleen

Foster

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Wilson

Servant
Male

Herbert

Baker

Servant
Male

Wilkinson

John

Servant
Male

George

Mullins

Servant
Male

William

Cathcart

Servant
Male

John

Burton

Servant
Male

William

Emson

Servant
Female

Ann

Emson

Servant
Female

Sarah

Woolhouse

Servant
Female

Hortense

Levitt

Servant
Female

Mary

Clinton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place St Johns, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

56

1825

St Johns, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Foster

Wife

Married

49

1832

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Blanche

Foster

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Laughton, Yorkshire, England

Cathleen

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Laughton, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Wilson

Servant

Married

26

1855

Belton, Lincolnshire, England

Herbert

Baker

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wickersley, Yorkshire, England

Wilkinson

John

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wadworth, Yorkshire, England

George

Mullins

Servant

Single

23

1858

Wickersley, Yorkshire, England

William

Cathcart

Servant

Single

14

1867

Leyburn, Worcestershire, England

John

Burton

Servant

Married

23

1858

Laughton, Yorkshire, England

William

Emson

Servant

Married

40

1841

Maltby, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Emson

Servant

Married

50

1831

Kirton, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Woolhouse

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bramley, Yorkshire, England

Hortense

Levitt

Servant

Single

19

1862

Letwell, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Clinton

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wickersley, Yorkshire, England

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