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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1827, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1827 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1832 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England), Corstophine (born 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary D (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Sarah J (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jane A (born 1862 in Bebside, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Servant, Margaret J (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England).
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Thomas Foster's household
Thomas
Foster
Head
Margaret
Foster
Wife
William
Foster
Son
Corstophine
Foster
Son
Margaret
Foster
Daughter
Mary D
Foster
Daughter
Sarah J
Foster
Daughter
Jane A
Scott
Servant
Margaret J
Hodgson
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | North Shields, Northumberland, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Foster | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
Margaret | Foster | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William | Foster | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Corstophine | Foster | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Foster | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary D | Foster | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Sarah J | Foster | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Jane A | Scott | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Bebside, Northumberland, England | |
Margaret J | Hodgson | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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