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Household of William Foster (born 1841, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, 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 1841 in Hempstead, Essex, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Foster, born in 1850 in Buttsbury, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Albert G W (born 1875 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England) and Margaret (born 1876 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Sarah Clerk, born in 1803 in Essex, England.


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Phoebe

Foster

Wife
Male

Albert G W

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Clerk

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hempstead, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

40

1841

Hempstead, Essex, England

Phoebe

Foster

Wife

Married

31

1850

Buttsbury, Essex, England

Albert G W

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Clerk

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Essex, England

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