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Household of Robert Foster (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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.

Robert Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Foster, born in 1846 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Foster, born in 1846 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Jemima (born 1870 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother-In-Law, Catherine Torrance, born in 1806 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert Foster's household

Male

Robert

Foster

Head
Female

Catherine

Foster

Wife
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Jemima

Foster

Daughter
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
Female

Jane

Foster

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Torrance

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Foster

Head

Married

35

1846

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Foster

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Foster

Son

-

13

1868

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Foster

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Foster

Son

-

9

1872

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Foster

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

-

5

1876

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Torrance

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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