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Household of William Foster (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1852 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1849 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William A (born 1871 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Minnie (born 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Albert G (born 1875 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Francis H (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Alfred E (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Jane A (born 1854 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Wife
Male

William A

Foster

Son
Female

Minnie

Foster

Daughter
Male

Albert G

Foster

Son
Male

Francis H

Foster

Son
Male

Alfred E

Foster

Son
Female

Jane A

Wright

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Lodger Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

29

1852

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Foster

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hull, Yorkshire, England

William A

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Albert G

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Francis H

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alfred E

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Wright

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Lodger Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

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