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Household of Joseph Foster (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 1827 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Foster, born in 1827 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Lettice (born 1857 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Aughton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1864 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Richard Pilkington, born in 1814 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Foster's household

Male

Joseph

Foster

Head
Female

Sarah

Foster

Wife
Female

Lettice

Foster

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Foster

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Foster

Son
Male

Richard

Pilkington

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Foster

Head

Married

54

1827

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Foster

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Lettice

Foster

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Foster

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Richard

Pilkington

Boarder

Widower

67

1814

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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