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Household of John W Foster (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 W Foster and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Foster, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 17 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Lucy A Foster, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Cordiline (born 1871 in Canada), Lucy E (born 1873 in Canada), James H (born 1875 in Canada), Frances (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alice M (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's -, Gertrude E (born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John W's -, Amyly (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John W's -, Susannah (born 1859 in Flintshire, Wales), John W's -, Ellen (born 1859 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), John W's -, Emma (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John W's -, Hannah W (born 1861 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), John W's -, Kate (born 1865 in Caddington, Bedfordshire, England) and John W's -, Lilly (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John W Foster's household

Male

John W

Foster

Head
Female

Lucy A

Foster

Wife
Female

Cordiline

Foster

Daughter
Female

Lucy E

Foster

Daughter
Male

James H

Foster

Son
Female

Frances

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Edith

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Gertrude E

Taylor

-
Female

Amyly

Richardson

-
Female

Susannah

Bates

-
Female

Ellen

Womersley

-
Female

Emma

Foss

-
Female

Hannah W

Woodcock

-
Female

Kate

Norton

-
Female

Lilly

Kirk

-
First name(s) John W
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Foster

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lucy A

Foster

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Cordiline

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Canada

Lucy E

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Canada

James H

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Canada

Frances

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edith

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude E

Taylor

-

Single

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Amyly

Richardson

-

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Bates

-

Single

22

1859

Flintshire, Wales

Ellen

Womersley

-

Single

22

1859

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Emma

Foss

-

Single

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hannah W

Woodcock

-

Single

20

1861

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Norton

-

Single

16

1865

Caddington, Bedfordshire, England

Lilly

Kirk

-

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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