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Household of Edmund Foster (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

Edmund Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund Foster, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edmund was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1871 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England), Mabel (born 1875 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and Beatrice (born 1877 in Sale, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edmund's Servant, Margaret A (born 1864 in Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales) and Edmund's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Caernarvonshire, Wales).


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Edmund Foster's household

Male

Edmund

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

Arthur

Foster

Son
Female

Mabel

Foster

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Foster

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Jones

Servant
Female

Margaret

Roberts

Servant
First name(s) Edmund
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edmund

Foster

Head

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

Mabel

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sale, Cheshire, England

Margaret A

Jones

Servant

Single

17

1864

Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales

Margaret

Roberts

Servant

Single

19

1862

Caernarvonshire, Wales

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