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Household of Francis Foster (born 1846, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Francis Foster and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Foster, born in 1846 in Hartley, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1847 in Southwick, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Isabel (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Francis (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and All Laing (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Francis's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1814 in Hartley, Northumberland, England) and Francis's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Francis Foster's household

Male

Francis

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Wife
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Isabel

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Male

Francis

Foster

Son
Male

All Laing

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Whitthaker

Father In Law
Male

John

Whitthaker

Boarder
First name(s) Francis
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hartley, Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Foster

Head

Married

35

1846

Hartley, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Foster

Wife

Married

34

1847

Southwick, Durham, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabel

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Francis

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

All Laing

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Whitthaker

Father In Law

Married

67

1814

Hartley, Northumberland, England

John

Whitthaker

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Sunderland, Durham, England

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