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Household of William Foster (born 1804, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1804 in Watcombe, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Foster, born in 1821 in Bere Regis, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; J S (born 1858 in Dorset, England), Annie (born 1864 in Milton Abbas, Dorset, England) and Charles D (born 1866 in Milton Abbas, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sarah A Skyvington, born in 1863 in Shroton, Dorset, England.


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Emma

Foster

Wife
Female

J S

Foster

Daughter
Female

Annie

Foster

Daughter
Male

Charles D

Foster

Son
Female

Sarah A

Skyvington

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Watcombe, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

77

1804

Watcombe, Dorset, England

Emma

Foster

Wife

Married

60

1821

Bere Regis, Dorset, England

J S

Foster

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Dorset, England

Annie

Foster

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Milton Abbas, Dorset, England

Charles D

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Milton Abbas, Dorset, England

Sarah A

Skyvington

Servant

Single

18

1863

Shroton, Dorset, England

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