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Household of William Foster (born 1821, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1821 in Clayton, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Foster, born in 1836 in Folkton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1873 in Queensbury, Yorkshire, England) and Walter Francis (born 1878 in Queensbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Rosamond (born 1822 in Marton, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Ann (born 1855 in Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1834 in Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1847 in York, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Fanny (born 1858 in Bickerton, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, William (born 1855 in Durham, England).
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William Foster's household
William
Foster
Head
Mary Ellen
Foster
Wife
Mary Jane
Foster
Daughter
Walter Francis
Foster
Son
Rosamond
Bowcock
Servant
Mary
Walker
Servant
Ann
Hearfield
Servant
Elizabeth
Henderson
Servant
Elizabeth
Whitehead
Servant
Fanny
Britton
Servant
Elizabeth
Price
Servant
William
Patterson
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Clayton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Foster | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Clayton, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ellen | Foster | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Folkton, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Jane | Foster | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Queensbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Walter Francis | Foster | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Queensbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Rosamond | Bowcock | Servant | Single | 59 | 1822 | Marton, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Walker | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Castleford, Yorkshire, England | |
Ann | Hearfield | Servant | Single | 26 | 1855 | Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Henderson | Servant | Single | 47 | 1834 | Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Whitehead | Servant | Single | 34 | 1847 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Fanny | Britton | Servant | Single | 23 | 1858 | Bickerton, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Price | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Yorkshire, England | |
William | Patterson | Servant | Single | 26 | 1855 | Durham, England |
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