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Household of Elijah Foster (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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.

Elijah Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Foster, born in 1826 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1828 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Adela (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bernard (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Daisy (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Elijah Foster's household

Male

Elijah

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Adela

Foster

Daughter
Male

Bernard

Foster

Son
Female

Daisy

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Foster

Head

Married

55

1826

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

53

1828

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Adela

Foster

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bernard

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Daisy

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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