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Household of Edward Foster (born 1823, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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.

Edward Foster and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Foster, born in 1823 in Sturry, Kent, consisted of 12 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ann Foster, born in 1826 in Wingham, Kent, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Arthur (born 1877 in Kent, England), Maud (born 1878 in Kent, England) and Alice (born 1865 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Lucy (born 1858 in Chertsey, Surrey, England), Edward's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England), Edward's Boarder, Jessie (born 1858 in Whitfield, Herefordshire, England), Edward's Boarder, Emma (born 1858 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Edward's Boarder, Louisa (born 1860 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Edward's Boarder, Jane (born 1858 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England) and Edward's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Bexley Heath, Kent, England).


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Edward Foster's household

Male

Edward

Foster

Head
Female

Ann

Foster

Wife
Male

Arthur

Dawson

Grand Son
Female

Maud

Dawson

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Pells

Grand Daughter
Female

Lucy

Bartlett

Boarder
Male

William

Fuller

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Smith

Boarder
Female

Emma

Shipley

Boarder
Female

Louisa

Shipley

Boarder
Female

Jane

Doughty

Boarder
Female

Alice

Paley

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Sturry, Kent, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Foster

Head

Married

58

1823

Sturry, Kent, England

Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

55

1826

Wingham, Kent, England

Arthur

Dawson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Kent, England

Maud

Dawson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kent, England

Alice

Pells

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Canterbury, Kent, England

Lucy

Bartlett

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Chertsey, Surrey, England

William

Fuller

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England

Jessie

Smith

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Whitfield, Herefordshire, England

Emma

Shipley

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Shipley

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Jane

Doughty

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Alice

Paley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bexley Heath, Kent, England

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