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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1828, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westhampnett, Sussex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1828 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foster, born in 1837 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. They had 7 children; Frank (born 1867 in Singleton, Sussex, England), Walter W (born 1869 in Singleton, Sussex, England), John H (born 1872 in Singleton, Sussex, England), Albert L (born 1873 in Singleton, Sussex, England), Frederick (born 1874 in Singleton, Sussex, England), Harold (born 1875 in Singleton, Sussex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Singleton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Sarah Oakley, born in 1863 in East Dean, Sussex, England.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife
Male

Frank

Foster

Son
Male

Walter W

Foster

Son
Male

John H

Foster

Son
Male

Albert L

Foster

Son
Male

Frederick

Foster

Son
Male

Harold

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Oakley

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

53

1828

Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Frank

Foster

Son

Single

14

1867

Singleton, Sussex, England

Walter W

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Singleton, Sussex, England

John H

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Singleton, Sussex, England

Albert L

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Singleton, Sussex, England

Frederick

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Singleton, Sussex, England

Harold

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Singleton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Singleton, Sussex, England

Sarah

Oakley

Servant

Single

18

1863

East Dean, Sussex, England

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