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Household of John Coster (born 1821, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Coster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Coster, born in 1821 in Reading, Berkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Coster, born in 1830 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Jerry (born 1859 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Jane (born 1861 in Greenwich, Kent, England), William (born 1863 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Blanche (born 1869 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Alice (born 1867 in Greenwich, Kent, England), John's Visitor, Alfred (born 1869 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and John's Visitor, Edith (born 1879 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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John Coster's household

Male

John

Coster

Head
Female

Margaret

Coster

Wife
Male

Jerry

Coster

Son
Female

Jane

Coster

Daughter
Male

William

Coster

Son
Female

Blanche

Coster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Alger

Visitor
Male

Alfred

Alger

Visitor
Female

Edith

Alger

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Coster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Reading, Berkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Coster

Head

Married

60

1821

Reading, Berkshire, England

Margaret

Coster

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Jerry

Coster

Son

Single

22

1859

Greenwich, Kent, England

Jane

Coster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Greenwich, Kent, England

William

Coster

Son

Single

18

1863

Greenwich, Kent, England

Blanche

Coster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Greenwich, Kent, England

Alice

Alger

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Greenwich, Kent, England

Alfred

Alger

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edith

Alger

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Greenwich, Kent, England

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