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Household of William Lea Foster (born 1817, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Lea Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lea Foster, born in 1817 in Creech St Michael, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William Lea was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary Anna (born 1849 in Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England), Louisa Sophia (born 1852 in Henlade, Somerset, England), Alice Maria (born 1856 in Henlade, Somerset, England) and Herbert Henry (born 1864 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Lea's Visitor, Alice Maria (born 1828 in Somerset, England) and William Lea's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Churchstanton, Somerset, England).


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William Lea Foster's household

Male

William Lea

Foster

Head
Female

Mary Anna

Hicks

Daughter
Female

Louisa Sophia

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice Maria

Foster

Daughter
Male

Herbert Henry

Foster

Son
Female

Alice Maria

Coram

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Moore

Servant
First name(s) William Lea
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Creech St Michael, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Lea

Foster

Head

Widower

64

1817

Creech St Michael, Somerset, England

Mary Anna

Hicks

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England

Louisa Sophia

Foster

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Henlade, Somerset, England

Alice Maria

Foster

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Henlade, Somerset, England

Herbert Henry

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Alice Maria

Coram

Visitor

Widow

53

1828

Somerset, England

Isabella

Moore

Servant

Single

19

1862

Churchstanton, Somerset, England

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