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Household of James Foster (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Foster, born in 1838 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William E (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Francis (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Female

Mary A

Foster

Wife
Male

William E

Foster

Son
Male

Francis

Foster

Son
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
Male

Benjamin

Foster

Son
Male

Fred

Foster

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Foster

Head

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Foster

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William E

Foster

Son

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Francis

Foster

Son

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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