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Household of Josiah Foster (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Josiah Foster and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Foster, born in 1838 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 17 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Louisa M Foster, born in 1843 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 13 children; Herbert J (born 1859 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Edith M (born 1863 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Josiah A (born 1866 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Louisa D (born 1867 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Frank H (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1871 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Bertha I (born 1872 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Christina C (born 1874 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Irene (born 1875 in Plaistow, Essex, England), James D (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Ellen G (born 1880 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and William D (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Sister, Eliza (born 1861 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Josiah's Servant, Eleanor (born 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Josiah Foster's household

Male

Josiah

Foster

Head
Female

Louisa M

Foster

Wife
Male

Herbert J

Foster

Son
Female

Edith M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Emily

Foster

Daughter
Male

Josiah A

Foster

Son
Female

Louisa D

Foster

Daughter
Male

Frank H

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Bertha I

Foster

Daughter
Female

Christina C

Foster

Daughter
Female

Irene

Foster

Daughter
Male

James D

Foster

Son
Female

Ellen G

Foster

Daughter
Male

William D

Foster

Son
Female

Eliza

Foster

Sister
Female

Eleanor

Buck

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Foster

Head

Married

43

1838

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Louisa M

Foster

Wife

Married

38

1843

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Herbert J

Foster

Son

Single

22

1859

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edith M

Foster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emily

Foster

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Josiah A

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Louisa D

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Frank H

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Plaistow, Essex, England

Bertha I

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plaistow, Essex, England

Christina C

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plaistow, Essex, England

Irene

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plaistow, Essex, England

James D

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

Ellen G

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plaistow, Essex, England

William D

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

Eliza

Foster

Sister

Single

20

1861

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Eleanor

Buck

Servant

Single

16

1865

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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