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Household of William Foster (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Foster, born in 1844 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Francis (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Martha Ann (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John William (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Nancy

Foster

Wife
Male

Richard

Foster

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Male

Albert

Foster

Son
Male

Francis

Foster

Son
Female

Martha Ann

Foster

Daughter
Male

John William

Foster

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Foster

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Foster

Son

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Albert

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Francis

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John William

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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