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Household of William Foster (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1846 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Foster, born in 1848 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Sam (born 1876 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, James Galagan, born in 1811 in Ireland.


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Mary A

Foster

Wife
Female

Sarah

Foster

Daughter
Male

Sam

Foster

Son
Male

James

Galagan

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

35

1846

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Foster

Wife

Married

33

1848

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Batley, Yorkshire, England

James

Galagan

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Ireland

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