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Household of Mathew Foster (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Mathew Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Foster, born in 1842 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1850 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John E (born 1873 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Lily (born 1879 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathew's Boarder, Joseph (born 1859 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, England) and Mathew's Boarder, David (born 1861 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, England).


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Mathew Foster's household

Male

Mathew

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

John E

Foster

Son
Male

Ernest

Foster

Son
Female

Lily

Foster

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Foster

Boarder
Male

David

Foster

Boarder
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

31

1850

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

John E

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Foster

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Halesowen, Worcestershire, England

David

Foster

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Halesowen, Worcestershire, England

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