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Household of John Foster (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1817 in Beal, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1821 in Beal, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1841 in Beal, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1847 in Beal, Yorkshire, England) and John T (born 1855 in Beal, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Florence M (born 1869 in Beal, Yorkshire, England) and John Wm (born 1876 in Beal, Yorkshire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Eyre

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Foster

Daughter
Male

John T

Foster

Son
Female

Florence M

Foster

Grand Daughter
Male

John Wm

Eyre

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Beal, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

64

1817

Beal, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

60

1821

Beal, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Eyre

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Beal, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Foster

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Beal, Yorkshire, England

John T

Foster

Son

Single

26

1855

Beal, Yorkshire, England

Florence M

Foster

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Beal, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Eyre

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Beal, Yorkshire, England

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