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Household of Abraham Foster (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Abraham Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Foster, born in 1837 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Hannah (born 1865 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1866 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1875 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Stepson, Dick Lodge, born in 1854 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England.


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Abraham Foster's household

Male

Abraham

Foster

Head
Male

Dick

Lodge

Stepson
Female

Hannah

Foster

Daughter
Female

Emma

Foster

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Foster

Son
Female

Sarah

Foster

Daughter
Male

Albert

Foster

Son
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Foster

Head

Widower

44

1837

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Dick

Lodge

Stepson

Single

27

1854

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Foster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Foster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

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