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Household of William Foster (born 1840, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1840 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Foster, born in 1840 in Strubby, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1864 in Swinethorpe, Lincolnshire, England), Betsy (born 1868 in Bullington, Lincolnshire, England), Emma (born 1871 in Bullington, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Woodhall, Lincolnshire, England) and Charles (born 1878 in Thimbleby, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Mary A

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary A

Foster

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Foster

Daughter
Female

Emma

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Male

Charles

Foster

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Lincolnshire, England

Mary A

Foster

Wife

Married

41

1840

Strubby, Lincolnshire, England

Mary A

Foster

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Swinethorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Betsy

Foster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bullington, Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bullington, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Woodhall, Lincolnshire, England

Charles

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Thimbleby, Lincolnshire, England

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