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Household of John W Foster (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 W Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Foster, born in 1838 in Harberton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Sarah Foster, born in 1836 in Walton, Derbyshire, England. They had 6 children; John A (born 1865 in Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1867 in Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1869 in Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1874 in Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1879 in Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England).


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John W Foster's household

Male

John W

Foster

Head
Female

Sarah

Foster

Wife
Male

John A

Foster

Son
Male

George H

Foster

Son
Female

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Foster

Daughter
Male

Charles

Foster

Son
Male

James

Foster

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Foster

Head

Married

43

1838

Harberton, Devon, England

Sarah

Foster

Wife

Married

45

1836

Walton, Derbyshire, England

John A

Foster

Son

Single

16

1865

Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England

George H

Foster

Son

Single

14

1867

Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England

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