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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1829, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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.

Thomas Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1829 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Jessie (born 1858 in Dalston, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1861 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Edwin (born 1862 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1864 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1867 in Dalston, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Lucy Saunders, born in 1844 in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Jessie

Foster

Daughter
Male

Henry

Foster

Son
Male

Edwin

Foster

Son
Female

Emily

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Saunders

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Widower

52

1829

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Jessie

Foster

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Henry

Foster

Son

Single

20

1861

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Foster

Son

Single

19

1862

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Emily

Foster

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Saunders

Servant

Single

37

1844

Fressingfield, Suffolk, England

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