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Household of John Foster (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1833 in Almholme, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Foster, born in 1840 in Braithwaite, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1869 in Almholme, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Almholme, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Henry (born 1863 in Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Hannah (born 1861 in Arksey, Yorkshire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Jane

Foster

Wife
Male

George

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Emma

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Male

Henry

Crowcroft

Servant
Male

John

Smith

Servant
Female

Hannah

Howorth

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Almholme, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

48

1833

Almholme, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Foster

Wife

Married

41

1840

Braithwaite, Yorkshire, England

George

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Almholme, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Almholme, Yorkshire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Emma

Foster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

Henry

Crowcroft

Servant

Single

18

1863

Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England

John

Smith

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Howorth

Servant

Single

20

1861

Arksey, Yorkshire, England

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