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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Foster, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Henry Simister, born in 1854 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Eliza

Foster

Wife
Male

Frederick

Foster

Son
Female

Ada

Foster

Daughter
Female

Emily

Foster

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Foster

Daughter
Male

Henry

Simister

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Foster

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Simister

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

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