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Household of Joseph Foster (born 1839, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Foster, born in 1839 in Christchurch, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Foster, born in 1840 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Harry W (born 1863 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1865 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Sydney (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Arthur (born 1872 in Holborn, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, George T (born 1861 in Northamptonshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Hyman (born 1858 in Poland (Russia)) and Joseph's Boarder, Ivan (born 1861 in Sweden).


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Joseph Foster's household

Male

Joseph

Foster

Head
Female

Emma

Foster

Wife
Male

Harry W

Foster

Son
Female

Edith

Foster

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Foster

Son
Male

Arthur

Foster

Son
Male

George T

Leigh

Boarder
Male

Hyman

Frantanburg

Boarder
Male

Ivan

Falk

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Christchurch, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Foster

Head

Married

42

1839

Christchurch, Surrey, England

Emma

Foster

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cheshire, England

Harry W

Foster

Son

Single

18

1863

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Edith

Foster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Sydney

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Holborn, Middlesex, England

George T

Leigh

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Northamptonshire, England

Hyman

Frantanburg

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Poland (Russia)

Ivan

Falk

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Sweden

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