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Household of John Foulsham (born 1825, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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 Foulsham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foulsham, born in 1825 in Hedenham, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Foulsham, born in 1835 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1870 in Southgate, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Southgate, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Orphan, Sarah May (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), John's Orphan, Florence M (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John's Nurse Child, William (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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John Foulsham's household

Male

John

Foulsham

Head
Female

Matilda

Foulsham

Wife
Female

Alice

Foulsham

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Foulsham

Son
Female

Sarah May

Hickling

Orphan
Female

Florence M

Tidman

Orphan
Male

William

Patterson

Nurse Child
First name(s) John
Last name Foulsham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Hedenham, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foulsham

Head

Married

56

1825

Hedenham, Norfolk, England

Matilda

Foulsham

Wife

Married

46

1835

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Alice

Foulsham

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Southgate, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Foulsham

Son

Single

2

1879

Southgate, Middlesex, England

Sarah May

Hickling

Orphan

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Florence M

Tidman

Orphan

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Patterson

Nurse Child

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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