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Household of John Foster (born 1833, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1833 in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frances Foster, born in 1830 in Llangollen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 4 children; John S (born 1861 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), William D (born 1863 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Benjamin (born 1865 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1867 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Ada Pilgrim, born in 1857 in Southsea, Hampshire, England.


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Frances

Foster

Wife
Male

John S

Foster

Son
Male

William D

Foster

Son
Male

Benjamin

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ada

Pilgrim

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

48

1833

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England

Frances

Foster

Wife

Married

51

1830

Llangollen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

John S

Foster

Son

Single

20

1861

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

William D

Foster

Son

Single

18

1863

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Foster

Son

Single

16

1865

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ada

Pilgrim

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Southsea, Hampshire, England

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