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Household of William Foster (born 1833, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 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 Tetford, Lincolnshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Foster, born in 1837 in Claxby, Lincolnshire, England. They had 7 children; Emily D (born 1860 in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England), Sarah J (born 1863 in Scremby, Lincolnshire, England), Theresa A (born 1865 in Scremby, Lincolnshire, England), William T (born 1867 in Scremby, Lincolnshire, England), John A (born 1872 in Scremby, Lincolnshire, England), Herbert (born 1876 in Scremby, Lincolnshire, England) and Mabel (born 1878 in Scremby, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Lucy Wilkinson, born in 1867 in Grebby, Lincolnshire, England.


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Mary A

Foster

Wife
Female

Emily D

Foster

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter
Female

Theresa A

Foster

Daughter
Male

William T

Foster

Son
Male

John A

Foster

Son
Male

Herbert

Foster

Son
Female

Mabel

Foster

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Wilkinson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Tetford, Lincolnshire, 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

Tetford, Lincolnshire, England

Mary A

Foster

Wife

Married

44

1837

Claxby, Lincolnshire, England

Emily D

Foster

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Gedney, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Scremby, Lincolnshire, England

Theresa A

Foster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scremby, Lincolnshire, England

William T

Foster

Son

Single

14

1867

Scremby, Lincolnshire, England

John A

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Scremby, Lincolnshire, England

Herbert

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Scremby, Lincolnshire, England

Mabel

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scremby, Lincolnshire, England

Lucy

Wilkinson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Grebby, Lincolnshire, England

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