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Household of Joseph Foster (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Foster, born in 1839 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary J Foster, born in 1840 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1864 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), Tansy (born 1866 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and James (born 1869 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Robert Boffey, born in 1827 in Acton, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Foster's household

Male

Joseph

Foster

Head
Female

Mary J

Foster

Wife
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Tansy

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

Robert

Boffey

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Foster

Head

Married

42

1839

Devon, England

Mary J

Foster

Wife

Married

41

1840

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Tansy

Foster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Crewe, Cheshire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Robert

Boffey

Boarder

Widower

54

1827

Acton, Cheshire, England

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