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Household of Joseph Foster (born 1832, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Foster, born in 1832 in Cramlington, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1836 in Durham, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1862 in Durham, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Crook, Durham, England), Timothy (born 1866 in Crook, Durham, England), Robert (born 1868 in Crook, Durham, England), William (born 1872 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Hannah J (born 1875 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1860 in Crook, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1878 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Mary A Bell, born in 1861 in Kelloe, Durham, England.


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Joseph Foster's household

Male

Joseph

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Wife
Male

John

Foster

Son
Male

Joseph

Foster

Son
Male

Timothy

Foster

Son
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Hannah J

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Male

Edward

Foster

Son
Female

Mary A

Bell

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Cramlington, Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Foster

Head

Married

49

1832

Cramlington, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Foster

Wife

Married

45

1836

Durham, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

Joseph

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Crook, Durham, England

Timothy

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Crook, Durham, England

Robert

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Crook, Durham, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Hannah J

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tow Law, Durham, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

21

1860

Crook, Durham, England

Edward

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Mary A

Bell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kelloe, Durham, England

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