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Household of William Foster (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Foster, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Kate (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Lillian (born 1880 in -).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Sarah J

Foster

Wife
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Kate

Foster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter
Female

Lillian

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Manchester, 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

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Foster

Wife

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Kate

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lillian

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

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