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Household of Edward Foster (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Foster, born in 1838 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary J Foster, born in 1850 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Edward (born 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Rosina (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Edward Foster's household

Male

Edward

Foster

Head
Female

Mary J

Foster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Male

Edward

Foster

Son
Female

Rosina

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Foster

Head

Married

43

1838

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary J

Foster

Wife

Married

31

1850

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary A

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edward

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Rosina

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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