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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1853 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1854 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Carmey, born in 1811 in Ireland.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Male

John

Carmey

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

28

1853

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

27

1854

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Carmey

Boarder

Single

70

1811

Ireland

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