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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1849, Glamorganshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1849 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Foster, born in 1855 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Harriet (born 1878 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1881 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1810 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and Thomas's Lodger, David (born 1850 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
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Thomas Foster's household
Thomas
Foster
Head
Eliza
Foster
Wife
Harriet
Foster
Daughter
William
Foster
Son
Benjamin
Evans
Lodger
David
Davies
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Foster | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Eliza | Foster | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Harriet | Foster | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
William | Foster | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Benjamin | Evans | Lodger | Widower | 71 | 1810 | Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales | |
David | Davies | Lodger | Married | 31 | 1850 | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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