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Household of William Foster (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1833 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1833 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1860 in Sherburn, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Sherburn, Durham, England), James (born 1863 in Sherburn, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Langley Moor, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1868 in Shotton, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1872 in Haswell, Durham, England) and Thomas Rd (born 1879 in Haswell, Durham, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Wife
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Male

Benjamin

Foster

Son
Female

Mary E

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas Rd

Foster

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

48

1833

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Foster

Wife

Married

48

1833

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

21

1860

Sherburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sherburn, Durham, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

18

1863

Sherburn, Durham, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Langley Moor, Durham, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

14

1867

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Shotton, Durham, England

Mary E

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Haswell, Durham, England

Thomas Rd

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Haswell, Durham, England

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