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Household of John Foster (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1820 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Foster, born in 1819 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1843 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England), John A (born 1851 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England) and Mary J (born 1858 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; James F (born 1860 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1879 in Alne, Yorkshire, England).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Martha

Foster

Wife
Male

William

Foster

Son
Male

John A

Foster

Son
Female

Mary J

Foster

Daughter
Male

James F

Wake

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Oxtoby

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Pocklington, 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

61

1820

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Foster

Wife

Married

62

1819

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

William

Foster

Son

Widower

38

1843

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

John A

Foster

Son

Single

30

1851

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Foster

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

James F

Wake

Grand Son

Single

21

1860

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Oxtoby

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Alne, Yorkshire, England

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