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Household of William Foster (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 1846 in Halton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1849 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas W (born 1873 in Weston, Cheshire, England), Alfred E (born 1876 in Weston, Cheshire, England), William H H (born 1879 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Harry H (born 1881 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Aignett, born in 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Foster

Son
Male

Alfred E

Foster

Son
Male

William H H

Foster

Son
Male

Harry H

Foster

Son
Male

John

Aignett

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Halton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

35

1846

Halton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

32

1849

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Thomas W

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Weston, Cheshire, England

Alfred E

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Weston, Cheshire, England

William H H

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Harry H

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Widnes, Lancashire, England

John

Aignett

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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