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Household of John Foster (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1824 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Kate, born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Eliza Edwards, born in 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Kate

Foster

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Edwards

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Widower

57

1824

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Foster

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Edwards

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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