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Household of Peter Foster (born 1829, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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.

Peter Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Foster, born in 1829 in Buckhaven, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Barbara Foster, born in 1829 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Christian (born 1863 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Peter (born 1867 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1874 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Son-In-Law, William Logie, born in 1858 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Foster's household

Male

Peter

Foster

Head
Female

Barbara

Foster

Wife
Male

William

Logie

Son-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Logie

Daughter
Female

Christian

Foster

Daughter
Male

Peter

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Foster

Head

Married

52

1829

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Foster

Wife

Married

52

1829

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

William

Logie

Son-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Logie

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Christian

Foster

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Foster

Son

-

14

1867

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Foster

Son

-

12

1869

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

John

Foster

Son

-

7

1874

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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