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Household of Robert W Foster (born 1858, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 W Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Foster, born in 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Foster, born in 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Sarah E (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Martha A (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W's Sister In Law, Martha (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert W's Sister In Law, Alice (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England) and Robert W's Lodger, Richard (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Robert W Foster's household

Male

Robert W

Foster

Head
Female

Mary A

Foster

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Foster

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Foster

Daughter
Female

Martha

Couts

Sister In Law
Female

Alice

Couts

Sister In Law
Male

Richard

Lamb

Lodger
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Foster

Head

Married

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary A

Foster

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah E

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Martha A

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Martha

Couts

Sister In Law

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice

Couts

Sister In Law

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Richard

Lamb

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

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