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Household of John Foster (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1850 in Wansford, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Foster, born in 1848 in Wansford, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas Frederick (born 1877 in Wansford, Yorkshire, England), James Arthur (born 1879 in Wansford, Yorkshire, England), George Alfred (born 1879 in Wansford, Yorkshire, England), Hilda Christiana (born 1880 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England) and Bertha Mary (born 1881 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Kilham, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Ada (born 1867 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Richard (born 1860 in Allerston, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Ebberston, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, David (born 1862 in Norton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Richard (born 1868 in Little Driffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Jane

Foster

Wife
Male

Thomas Frederick

Foster

Son
Male

James Arthur

Foster

Son
Male

George Alfred

Foster

Son
Female

Hilda Christiana

Foster

Daughter
Female

Bertha Mary

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Watts

Servant
Female

Ada

Holtby

Servant
Male

John

Witty

Servant
Male

Richard

Coverdale

Servant
Male

Robert

Fox

Servant
Male

David

Brown

Servant
Male

Richard

Scott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wansford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

31

1850

Wansford, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Foster

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wansford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Frederick

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Wansford, Yorkshire, England

James Arthur

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Wansford, Yorkshire, England

George Alfred

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Wansford, Yorkshire, England

Hilda Christiana

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Bertha Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Watts

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kilham, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Holtby

Servant

Single

14

1867

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

John

Witty

Servant

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Richard

Coverdale

Servant

Single

21

1860

Allerston, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Fox

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ebberston, Yorkshire, England

David

Brown

Servant

Single

19

1862

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Scott

Servant

Single

13

1868

Little Driffield, Yorkshire, England

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