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Household of John Foster (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1832 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Foster, born in 1837 in Shields, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1862 in Newfield, Durham, England), Mary (born 1866 in Newfield, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1869 in Newfield, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Newfield, Durham, England), Jane (born 1874 in Crook, Durham, England), Ann (born 1877 in Crook, Durham, England) and John (born 1879 in Hunwick, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas Conroy, born in 1859 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Jane

Foster

Wife
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Foster

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Jane

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ann

Foster

Daughter
Male

John

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Conroy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

49

1832

Yorkshire, England

Jane

Foster

Wife

Married

44

1837

Shields, Durham, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

19

1862

Newfield, Durham, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Newfield, Durham, England

Eliza

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newfield, Durham, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newfield, Durham, England

Jane

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Crook, Durham, England

Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Crook, Durham, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Hunwick, Durham, England

Thomas

Conroy

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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