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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1840 in Woolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Foster, born in 1843 in Melling, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), George (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, George (born 1843 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Niece, Mary (born 1873 in Woolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Niece, Sarah A (born 1875 in Woolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Ellen

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Male

George

Foster

Son
Female

Catherine

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Male

George

Foster

Brother
Female

Mary

Foster

Niece
Female

Sarah A

Foster

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Woolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Foster

Wife

Married

38

1843

Melling, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Foster

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Foster

Brother

Widower

38

1843

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Niece

Single

8

1873

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Foster

Niece

Single

6

1875

Woolton, Lancashire, England

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