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Household of James Foster (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

James Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1848 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Jane Dickinson, born in 1828 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Female

Fanny

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Jane

Dickinson

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Foster

Head

Married

33

1848

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dickinson

Sister In Law

Single

53

1828

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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