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Household of William Foster (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Foster and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1839 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Foster, born in 1832 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Ellen (born 1872 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1875 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Caroline Phelps, born in 1808 in Southwark, Surrey, England.


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Eliza

Foster

Wife
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Foster

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Phelps

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Foster

Wife

Married

49

1832

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Phelps

Lodger

Widow

73

1808

Southwark, Surrey, England

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