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Household of William Foster (born 1839, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1839 in Woodford, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Foster, born in 1829 in Woodford, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1860 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), Harriett (born 1866 in Stratford, Essex, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Stratford, Essex, England) and William T (born 1880 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1861 in West Ham, Essex, England) and William's Visitor, Alice (born 1867 in Stratford, Essex, England).
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William Foster's household
William
Foster
Head
Mary Ann
Foster
Wife
William
Foster
Son
Mary
Foster
Daughter In Law
Harriett
Foster
Daughter
Ellen
Foster
Daughter
William T
Foster
Son
Alice
Watkins
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Woodford, Cheshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Foster | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Woodford, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Foster | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Woodford, Cheshire, England | |
William | Foster | Son | Married | 21 | 1860 | Forest Gate, Essex, England | |
Mary | Foster | Daughter In Law | Married | 20 | 1861 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
Harriett | Foster | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Stratford, Essex, England | |
Ellen | Foster | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Stratford, Essex, England | |
William T | Foster | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Stratford, Essex, England | |
Alice | Watkins | Visitor | Single | 14 | 1867 | Stratford, Essex, England |
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