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Household of Joseph Foster (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

Joseph Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Foster, born in 1840 in Eaton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Foster, born in 1843 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; David B (born 1865 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Isaac (born 1866 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and Maria (born 1881 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Mary Hughes, born in 1857 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Foster's household

Male

Joseph

Foster

Head
Female

Hannah

Foster

Wife
Male

David B

Foster

Son
Male

Joseph

Foster

Son
Male

Isaac

Foster

Son
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Female

Maria

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Eaton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Eaton, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Foster

Wife

Married

38

1843

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

David B

Foster

Son

Single

16

1865

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Isaac

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Foster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Hughes

Servant

Single

24

1857

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

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