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Household of William Foster (born 1837)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1837 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1839 in Ince, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Francis (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Wife
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Male

Henry

Foster

Son
Male

Francis

Foster

Son
Male

James

Foster

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Margaret

Foster

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ince, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Henry

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Francis

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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