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Household of Joseph Foster (born 1858)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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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 1858 in , consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rachel Foster, born in 1861 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1878 in Ireland), George (born 1878 in Ireland) and Ellen Jane (born 1880 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Ireland), Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Ireland) and Joseph's Boarder, Alexander (born 1862 in Ireland).


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Joseph Foster's household

Male

Joseph

Foster

Head
Female

Rachel

Foster

Wife
Male

Samuel

Foster

Son
Male

George

Foster

Son
Female

Ellen Jane

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Scott

Boarder
Male

John

Kelty

Boarder
Male

Alexander

McVey

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Foster

Head

Married

23

1858

Ireland

Rachel

Foster

Wife

Married

20

1861

Ireland

Samuel

Foster

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Ireland

George

Foster

Son

-

3

1878

Ireland

Ellen Jane

Foster

Daughter

-

1

1880

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

John

Kelty

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

Alexander

McVey

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

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