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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1840, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1840 in St Oswald's, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Foster, born in 1840 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Isabella (born 1863 in St Oswald's, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Shincliffe, Durham, England), John Clark (born 1868 in St Oswald's, Durham, England), Esther Eliz (born 1872 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), James (born 1874 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1877 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and Ralph Dixon (born 1879 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Aunt, Jane Clarke, born in 1796 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
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Thomas Foster's household
Thomas
Foster
Head
Jane
Foster
Wife
Isabella
Foster
Daughter
William
Foster
Son
John Clark
Foster
Son
Esther Eliz
Foster
Daughter
James
Foster
Son
Mary Jane
Foster
Daughter
Ralph Dixon
Foster
Son
Jane
Clarke
Aunt
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | St Oswald's, Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Foster | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | St Oswald's, Durham, England | |
Jane | Foster | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Isabella | Foster | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | St Oswald's, Durham, England | |
William | Foster | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Shincliffe, Durham, England | |
John Clark | Foster | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | St Oswald's, Durham, England | |
Esther Eliz | Foster | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
James | Foster | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Mary Jane | Foster | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Ralph Dixon | Foster | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Jane | Clarke | Aunt | Widow | 85 | 1796 | Gateshead, Durham, England |
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