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Household of Henry Foster (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Foster, born in 1839 in Kirkham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Selina Foster, born in 1843 in Smallbridge, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Royton, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1867 in Royton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Albert Edward (born 1872 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Foster's household

Male

Henry

Foster

Head
Female

Selina

Foster

Wife
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Foster

Daughter
Male

Albert Edward

Foster

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Foster

Head

Married

42

1839

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Selina

Foster

Wife

Married

38

1843

Smallbridge, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Royton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Royton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Albert Edward

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

Robert

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

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