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Household of Abel Foster (born 1844, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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.

Abel Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Foster, born in 1844 in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Foster, born in 1853 in Leek, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Elsie (born 1874 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1875 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Harriett (born 1877 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1879 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Leek, Staffordshire, England).


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Abel Foster's household

Male

Abel

Foster

Head
Female

Sarah

Foster

Wife
Female

Elsie

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Harriett

Foster

Daughter
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Martha

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Abel
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Foster

Head

Married

37

1844

Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Foster

Wife

Married

28

1853

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Elsie

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leek, Staffordshire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Harriett

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leek, Staffordshire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Foster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leek, Staffordshire, England

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