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Household of Robert Foster (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 1836 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Foster, born in 1840 in Down, Ireland. They had 6 children; Frances (born 1866 in Harwich, Essex, England), William (born 1870 in Harwich, Essex, England), Albert (born 1874 in Harwich, Essex, England), Carrie (born 1876 in Noss, Devon, England), Lilia (born 1878 in Ivybridge, Devon, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Ivybridge, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother In Law, Mary Johnson, born in 1814 in Down, Ireland.


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Robert Foster's household

Male

Robert

Foster

Head
Female

Eliza J

Foster

Wife
Female

Frances

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Male

Albert

Foster

Son
Female

Carrie

Foster

Daughter
Female

Lilia

Foster

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Foster

Son
Female

Mary

Johnson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Foster

Head

Married

45

1836

Devon, England

Eliza J

Foster

Wife

Married

41

1840

Down, Ireland

Frances

Foster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Harwich, Essex, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

11

1870

Harwich, Essex, England

Albert

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Harwich, Essex, England

Carrie

Foster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Noss, Devon, England

Lilia

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ivybridge, Devon, England

Ernest

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Ivybridge, Devon, England

Mary

Johnson

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Down, Ireland

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