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Household of Edward Foster (born 1842, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Foster, born in 1842 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Emma Foster, born in 1852 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Ernest William (born 1871 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1878 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Daughr, Elizabeth Eleanor (born 1875 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Edward's Daughr, Florence Naomi (born 1880 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Foster's household

Male

Edward

Foster

Head
Female

Emma

Foster

Wife
Male

Ernest William

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth Eleanor

Foster

Daughr
Male

Herbert

Foster

Son
Female

Florence Naomi

Foster

Daughr
First name(s) Edward
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Foster

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lincolnshire, England

Ernest William

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Eleanor

Foster

Daughr

Single

6

1875

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Florence Naomi

Foster

Daughr

Single

1

1880

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

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