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Household of Robert Foster (born 1839, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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.

Robert Foster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Foster, born in 1839 in Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foster, born in 1845 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1874 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1878 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Brother, Alfred (born 1850 in Norfolk, England) and Robert's Lodger, Mary (born 1831 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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Robert Foster's household

Male

Robert

Foster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Emily

Foster

Daughter
Female

Edith

Foster

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Foster

Brother
Female

Mary

Elliss

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Foster

Head

Married

42

1839

Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Robert

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Emily

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Edith

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Foster

Brother

Single

31

1850

Norfolk, England

Mary

Elliss

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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