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Household of John Foster (born 1844, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 1844 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elspeth Foster, born in 1850 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; John A (born 1870 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1877 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Christopher M (born 1879 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
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John Foster's household
John
Foster
Head
Elspeth
Foster
Wife
John A
Foster
Son
Alexander
Foster
Son
Margaret
Foster
Daughter
Mary J
Foster
Daughter
Christopher M
Foster
Son
William
Foster
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | 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 | 37 | 1844 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elspeth | Foster | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Falkland, Fife, Scotland | |
John A | Foster | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Falkland, Fife, Scotland | |
Alexander | Foster | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Foster | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Mary J | Foster | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Christopher M | Foster | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
William | Foster | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
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