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Household of William Foster (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 1841 in Skerton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1874 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England), Betsey (born 1879 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England) and Thomas Henry (born 1881 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Foster

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Betsey

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas Henry

Foster

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Skerton, 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

40

1841

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England

Betsey

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England

Thomas Henry

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

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