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Household of James Foster (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 1838 in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Foster, born in 1848 in Stockton, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Tom (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1871 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England), Lizzie (born 1874 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1876 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1878 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas Wilson, born in 1837 in Northumberland, England.


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James Foster's household

Male

James

Foster

Head
Female

Alice

Foster

Wife
Male

Tom

Foster

Son
Male

Alfred

Foster

Son
Female

Lizzie

Foster

Daughter
Male

Edward

Foster

Son
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

William

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Appleton Wiske, 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

43

1838

Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Foster

Wife

Married

33

1848

Stockton, Durham, England

Tom

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Lizzie

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Northumberland, England

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