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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1848 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Foster, born in 1849 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Frank (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Mary Foster, born in 1826 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Martha

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary

Foster

Mother
Male

Frank

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ada

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

33

1848

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Foster

Wife

Married

32

1849

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Foster

Mother

Married

55

1826

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Foster

Son

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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