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Household of Joseph Foster (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

Joseph Foster and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Foster, born in 1842 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Foster, born in 1845 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Martha F (born 1878 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Joseph G (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Edward Sears, born in 1824 in Lewes, Kent, England.


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Joseph Foster's household

Male

Joseph

Foster

Head
Female

Martha

Foster

Wife
Female

Martha F

Foster

Daughter
Male

Joseph G

Foster

Son
Male

Edward

Sears

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Martha

Foster

Wife

Married

36

1845

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Martha F

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Joseph G

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edward

Sears

Lodger

Widower

57

1824

Lewes, Kent, England

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