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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1842, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1842 in Selby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Foster, born in 1844 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1865 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), John T (born 1869 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Celia (born 1877 in Selby, Yorkshire, England) and Hilda H (born 1881 in Selby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nurse, Jane Hobman, born in 1833 in Wistow, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Martha

Foster

Wife
Female

Jane

Foster

Daughter
Male

John T

Foster

Son
Female

Celia

Foster

Daughter
Female

Hilda H

Foster

Daughter
Female

Jane

Hobman

Nurse
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Selby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Foster

Wife

Married

37

1844

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Foster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Selby, Yorkshire, England

John T

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Celia

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Hilda H

Foster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Hobman

Nurse

Widow

48

1833

Wistow, Yorkshire, England

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