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Household of Jonathan Foster (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,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.

Jonathan Foster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Foster, born in 1841 in St Oswald's, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Ethel E (born 1872 in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England), Claude S (born 1874 in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England), Horace E (born 1876 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England), Ronald H (born 1879 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Irene M (born 1880 in Downham, Norfolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jonathan's Visitor, Selina (born 1829 in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England), Jonathan's Servant, Esther (born 1864 in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England) and Jonathan's Servant, Louisa (born 1864 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).


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Jonathan Foster's household

Male

Jonathan

Foster

Head
Female

Ethel E

Foster

Daughter
Male

Claude S

Foster

Son
Male

Horace E

Foster

Son
Male

Ronald H

Foster

Son
Female

Irene M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Selina

Robinson

Visitor
Female

Esther

Porter

Servant
Female

Louisa

Lawrence

Servant
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place St Oswald's, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Foster

Head

Widower

40

1841

St Oswald's, Durham, England

Ethel E

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England

Claude S

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England

Horace E

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Ronald H

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheerness, Kent, England

Irene M

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Downham, Norfolk, England

Selina

Robinson

Visitor

Single

52

1829

Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England

Esther

Porter

Servant

Single

17

1864

Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England

Louisa

Lawrence

Servant

Single

17

1864

Mile End, Middlesex, England

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