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Household of William Foster (born 1816, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 1816 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Foster, born in 1821 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1839 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), William (born 1860 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1860 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Charity (born 1862 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Walton, born in 1843 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
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William Foster's household
William
Foster
Head
Catherine
Foster
Wife
James
Foster
Son
William
Foster
Son
Margaret
Foster
Daughter
Charity
Foster
Daughter
John
Walton
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Blackrod, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Foster | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England | |
Catherine | Foster | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
James | Foster | Son | Single | 42 | 1839 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England | |
William | Foster | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Foster | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England | |
Charity | Foster | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England | |
John | Walton | Boarder | Single | 38 | 1843 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
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