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Household of James Foster (born 1837, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Alice (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Wife
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Mary A

Foster

Daughter
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Foster

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Wife

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Foster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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