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Household of Edward Foster (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, 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.

Edward Foster and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Foster, born in 1843 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, consisted of 3 members. Edward was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Benjamin, born 1864 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother In Law, Sarah Law, born in 1811 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, England.


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Edward Foster's household

Male

Edward

Foster

Head
Male

Benjamin

Foster

Son
Female

Sarah

Law

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Foster

Head

Widower

38

1843

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Law

Mother In Law

Single

70

1811

Halesowen, Worcestershire, England

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