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Household of James Foster (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Foster, born in 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Foster, born in 1843 in Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; John T (born 1862 in Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1870 in Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England), Martha H (born 1872 in Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England), Dan (born 1874 in Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England), Jane A (born 1876 in Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, England) and Friend (born 1880 in Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, England).


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Female

Harriet

Foster

Wife
Male

John T

Foster

Son
Female

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter
Female

Martha H

Foster

Daughter
Male

Dan

Foster

Son
Female

Jane A

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ada

Foster

Daughter
Male

Friend

Foster

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Foster

Wife

Married

38

1843

Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England

John T

Foster

Son

Single

19

1862

Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England

Martha H

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England

Dan

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England

Jane A

Foster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, England

Friend

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, England

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