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Household of Joseph Foster (born 1854, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Foster, born in 1854 in Ibstock, Leicestershire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Foster, born in 1858 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1880 in Burnage, Lancashire, England) and William F (born 1881 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, John Mellor, born in 1861 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Foster's household

Male

Joseph

Foster

Head
Female

Eliza

Foster

Wife
Male

John

Foster

Son
Male

William F

Foster

Son
Male

John

Mellor

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ibstock, Leicestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Foster

Head

Married

27

1854

Ibstock, Leicestershire, England

Eliza

Foster

Wife

Married

23

1858

Lancashire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Burnage, Lancashire, England

William F

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

John

Mellor

Servant

Single

20

1861

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

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