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Household of William Foster (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1827 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Foster, born in 1826 in Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1858 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), James (born 1861 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), Thomas E (born 1864 in -) and Martha (born 1849 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth Ellen (born 1874 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) and John James (born 1879 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Eder (born 1848 in Sodom, Staffordshire, England) and William's Boarder, Sarah Jane (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Ann

Foster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas E

Foster

Son
Male

Eder

Harper

Son In Law
Female

Martha

Harper

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Harper

Grand Daughter
Male

John James

Harper

Grand Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

54

1827

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

55

1826

Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

20

1861

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Thomas E

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

-

Eder

Harper

Son In Law

Married

33

1848

Sodom, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Harper

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Harper

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

John James

Harper

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Smith

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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