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Household of Richard Foster (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Richard Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Foster, born in 1842 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary E Foster, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alexander (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Walter J (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Wifes Son, Richard (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Wifes Daughter, Lucy M (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Foster's household

Male

Richard

Foster

Head
Female

Mary E

Foster

Wife
Male

John

Foster

Son
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
Male

Alexander

Foster

Son
Male

Walter J

Foster

Son
Male

Richard

Walsh

Wifes Son
Female

Lucy M

Walsh

Wifes Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leyland, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Foster

Wife

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Walter J

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Walsh

Wifes Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lucy M

Walsh

Wifes Daughter

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

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