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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1829, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1829 in Poole, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Susan Foster, born in 1833 in Truro, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Susan (born 1854 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Louisa (born 1856 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Ellen (born 1860 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Bessie (born 1862 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Samuel (born 1864 in Truro, Cornwall, England) and Edith (born 1872 in Truro, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Susan

Foster

Wife
Female

Susan

Foster

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Foster

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Foster

Son
Female

Edith

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Poole, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

52

1829

Poole, Dorset, England

Susan

Foster

Wife

Married

48

1833

Truro, Cornwall, England

Susan

Foster

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Truro, Cornwall, England

Louisa

Foster

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Truro, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Truro, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Foster

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Truro, Cornwall, England

Samuel

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Truro, Cornwall, England

Edith

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Truro, Cornwall, England

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