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Household of William Foster (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1815 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Clara, born 1838 in Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England. He had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1863 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1868 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Clara

Nelson

Daughter
Male

William

Bell

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Bell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Widower

66

1815

Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Nelson

Daughter

Widow

43

1838

Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England

William

Bell

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Bell

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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