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Household of James Foster (born 1829, 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.

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 1829 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Foster, born in 1832 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; John T (born 1857 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1859 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1861 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1863 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), James (born 1865 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1871 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Lydia (born 1872 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Female

Ellen

Foster

Wife
Male

John T

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Male

Charles

Foster

Son
Male

Albert

Foster

Son
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Foster

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Clayton Le Moors, 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

52

1829

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Foster

Wife

Married

49

1832

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

John T

Foster

Son

Single

24

1857

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Charles

Foster

Son

Single

20

1861

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Albert

Foster

Son

Single

18

1863

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

16

1865

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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