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Household of John Foster (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1844 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Jane (born 1845 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Janet (born 1868 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1871 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1874 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Foster's household

Male

John

Foster

Head
Female

Jane

Kirkhope

Boarder
Female

Janet

Kirkhope

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Kirkhope

Boarder
Male

John

Kirkhope

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Kirkhope

Boarder
Male

William

Kirkhope

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foster

Head

Unmarried

37

1844

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Kirkhope

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Kirkhope

Boarder

Unmarried

13

1868

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Kirkhope

Boarder

-

10

1871

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Kirkhope

Boarder

-

7

1874

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Kirkhope

Boarder

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Kirkhope

Boarder

-

0

1881

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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