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Household of Edward Foster (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Foster, born in 1840 in St Lawrence, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Hannah Foster, born in 1839 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Frances M (born 1869 in Minster, Kent, England) and Mary A (born 1875 in Minster, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, Edmund Butcher, born in 1817 in St Lawrence, Kent, England.


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Edward Foster's household

Male

Edward

Foster

Head
Female

Hannah

Foster

Wife
Female

Frances M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Foster

Daughter
Male

Edmund

Butcher

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Lawrence, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

St Lawrence, Kent, England

Hannah

Foster

Wife

Married

42

1839

Margate, Kent, England

Frances M

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Minster, Kent, England

Mary A

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Minster, Kent, England

Edmund

Butcher

Boarder

Widower

64

1817

St Lawrence, Kent, England

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