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Household of Hugh Foster (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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.

Hugh Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Foster, born in 1840 in Thornley, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Hannah Foster, born in 1849 in Easington Lane, Durham, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1874 in Coxhoe, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Coxhoe, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Mother In Law, Isabella (born 1820 in Yorkshire, England), Hugh's Brother In Law, John (born 1852 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Hugh's Brother In Law, William (born 1855 in Quarrington Hill, Durham, England) and Hugh's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1863 in Coxhoe, Durham, England).


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Hugh Foster's household

Male

Hugh

Foster

Head
Female

Hannah

Foster

Wife
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Hall

Mother In Law
Male

John

Hall

Brother In Law
Male

William

Hall

Brother In Law
Female

Ann

Hall

Sister In Law
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thornley, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Thornley, Durham, England

Hannah

Foster

Wife

Married

32

1849

Easington Lane, Durham, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Isabella

Hall

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Yorkshire, England

John

Hall

Brother In Law

Single

29

1852

Easington Lane, Durham, England

William

Hall

Brother In Law

Single

26

1855

Quarrington Hill, Durham, England

Ann

Hall

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Coxhoe, Durham, England

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