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Household of John Foster (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1846 in Golborne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Foster, born in 1848 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1869 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1871 in Ince, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Golborne, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Golborne, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1877 in Abram, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1880 in Abram, Lancashire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Ann

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Male

Henry

Foster

Son
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
Female

Ann

Foster

Daughter
Male

Peter

Foster

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Golborne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

35

1846

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Ince, Lancashire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Golborne, Lancashire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Abram, Lancashire, England

Peter

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Abram, Lancashire, England

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