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Household of John A Foster (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

John A Foster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Foster, born in 1829 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foster, born in 1833 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1854 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), John E (born 1862 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1868 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Amy (born 1871 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Frederick (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John A Foster's household

Male

John A

Foster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Male

John E

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Female

Amy

Foster

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Foster

Son
Male

Frederick

Foster

Son
First name(s) John A
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Foster

Head

Married

52

1829

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife

Married

48

1833

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

John E

Foster

Son

Single

19

1862

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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