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Household of John Foster (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Zebra Foster, born in 1848 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John Thomas (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Zebra

Foster

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Male

Richard

Foster

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bolton, 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

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Zebra

Foster

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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