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Household of John Foster (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1842 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Foster, born in 1845 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1876 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Eliza

Foster

Wife
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Foster

Son
Male

Matthew

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Eliza

Foster

Wife

Married

36

1845

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Foster

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Foster

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Foster

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Foster

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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