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Household of Benjamin Foster (born 1828, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, 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.

Benjamin Foster and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Foster, born in 1828 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1833 in Newport, Shropshire, England. They had 1 child; Samuel, born 1880 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Enoch Moseley, born in 1831 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.


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Benjamin Foster's household

Male

Benjamin

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

Samuel

Foster

Son
Male

Enoch

Moseley

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Foster

Head

Married

53

1828

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

48

1833

Newport, Shropshire, England

Samuel

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Enoch

Moseley

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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