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Household of Jacob Foster (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Jacob Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Foster, born in 1851 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Alice Foster, born in 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Pamelia (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jacob's Boarder, Jacob (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Jacob's Boarder, Isabella (born 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Jacob Foster's household

Male

Jacob

Foster

Head
Female

Alice

Foster

Wife
Female

Pamelia

Foster

Daughter
Male

Richard

Foster

Son
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Foster

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Foster

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Foster

Boarder
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Foster

Head

Married

30

1851

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Wife

Married

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Pamelia

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jacob

Foster

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Foster

Boarder

-

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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