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Household of William Foster (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1840 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Foster, born in 1850 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), Margaret Est (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England), Constance (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England), John Clarke (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England), Alice (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Christiana (born 1881 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Darlington, Durham, England), William's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Piercebridge, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Susan (born 1861 in Mortimer's Cross, Herefordshire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Maria

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Female

Margaret Est

Foster

Daughter
Female

Constance

Foster

Daughter
Male

John Clarke

Foster

Son
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Foster

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Longthorne

Servant
Female

Jane

Thornsgood

Servant
Female

Susan

Harris

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Darlington, Durham, England

Maria

Foster

Wife

Married

31

1850

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret Est

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

Constance

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

John Clarke

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Christiana

Foster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret

Longthorne

Servant

Single

24

1857

Darlington, Durham, England

Jane

Thornsgood

Servant

Single

20

1861

Piercebridge, Durham, England

Susan

Harris

Servant

Single

20

1861

Mortimer's Cross, Herefordshire, England

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