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Household of John Foster (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingston, Surrey, 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 1847 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Foster, born in 1845 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1870 in Bath, Somerset, England), Edith C (born 1872 in Bath, Somerset, England), Walter C (born 1874 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Florence A (born 1880 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Lucy Gray, born in 1865 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England.


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Ellen

Foster

Wife
Male

Arthur

Foster

Son
Female

Edith C

Foster

Daughter
Male

Walter C

Foster

Son
Female

Florence A

Foster

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Gray

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

34

1847

Bath, Somerset, England

Ellen

Foster

Wife

Married

36

1845

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Arthur

Foster

Son

Single

11

1870

Bath, Somerset, England

Edith C

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bath, Somerset, England

Walter C

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Bath, Somerset, England

Florence A

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Lucy

Gray

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

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