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Household of Henry Foster (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Henry Foster and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Foster, born in 1842 in Billinge, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Jane (born 1877 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1879 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Foster's household

Male

Henry

Foster

Head
Female

Jane

Foster

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Foster

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Billinge, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Foster

Head

Widower

39

1842

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Jane

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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