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Household of John Foster (born 1851, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster, born in 1851 in St Bees, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Foster, born in 1853 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Denton Burn, Northumberland, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Durham, Durham, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Elizabeth Barras, born in 1831 in Durham, Durham, England.


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Hannah

Foster

Wife
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Male

Frank

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Barras

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place St Bees, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Married

30

1851

St Bees, Cumberland, England

Hannah

Foster

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Denton Burn, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, Durham, England

Frank

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Barras

Visitor

Widow

50

1831

Durham, Durham, England

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