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Household of Michael Foster (born 1840, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.
Michael Foster and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Foster, born in 1840 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foster, born in 1843 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England), Ridley (born 1864 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England), Helen (born 1876 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England) and Agnes (born 1880 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Ridley, born in 1810 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England.
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Michael Foster's household
Michael
Foster
Head
Elizabeth
Foster
Wife
William
Foster
Son
Ridley
Foster
Son
Margaret
Foster
Daughter
Elizabeth
Foster
Daughter
Helen
Foster
Daughter
Agnes
Foster
Daughter
Elizabeth
Ridley
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Michael |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael | Foster | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Foster | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
William | Foster | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Ridley | Foster | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Foster | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Foster | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Helen | Foster | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Agnes | Foster | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Ridley | Mother In Law | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England |
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