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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1847 in Buckhaven, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Christian (born 1874 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland) and Robina (born 1878 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Christa Thomson, born in 1852 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Christian

Foster

Daughter
Female

Janet

Foster

Daughter
Female

Robina

Foster

Daughter
Female

Christa

Thomson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Foster

Head

Widower

34

1847

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Christian

Foster

Daughter

-

7

1874

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Foster

Daughter

-

5

1876

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Robina

Foster

Daughter

-

3

1878

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Christa

Thomson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

29

1852

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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