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Household of John Foster (born 1843, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1843 in Benwell, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frances Foster, born in 1849 in Jarrow, Durham, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Dorothy Ann (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Mary Jane (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Frances

Foster

Wife
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Dorothy Ann

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Benwell, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

38

1843

Benwell, Northumberland, England

Frances

Foster

Wife

Married

32

1849

Jarrow, Durham, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

11

1870

Jarrow, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Jarrow, Durham, England

Dorothy Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

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