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Household of John Foster (born 1838, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1838 in Gosforth, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1847 in Armthorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Fred (born 1866 in Armthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Jane E (born 1868 in York, Yorkshire, England), Florence M (born 1870 in York, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), Hannah F (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England), Alice M (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England), Ada A (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

Fred

Foster

Son
Female

Jane E

Foster

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Foster

Daughter
Female

Hannah F

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ada A

Foster

Daughter
Male

Henry

Foster

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Gosforth, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

43

1838

Gosforth, Northumberland, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

34

1847

Armthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Armthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Foster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

York, Yorkshire, England

Florence M

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Hannah F

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Alice M

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Ada A

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

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