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Household of John Foster (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1835 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Fife, Scotland), Joseph (born 1870 in Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Fife, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Wife
Female

Isabella

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

Joseph

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Foster

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Foster

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

James

Foster

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Fife, Scotland

Joseph

Foster

Son

-

11

1870

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Foster

Daughter

-

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

Mary Jane

Foster

Daughter

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

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