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Household of Joseph P Foster (born 1854, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 P Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph P Foster, born in 1854 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph P was the head of the household, married to Alice Foster, born in 1853 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Bryan (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph P's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Ireland), Joseph P's Boarder, Henry (born 1864 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England) and Joseph P's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1864 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).


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Joseph P Foster's household

Male

Joseph P

Foster

Head
Female

Alice

Foster

Wife
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Male

Bryan

Foster

Son
Male

John

Campbell

Boarder
Male

Henry

Harper

Boarder
Female

Mary Jane

Ward

Servant
First name(s) Joseph P
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph P

Foster

Head

Married

27

1854

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Alice

Foster

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Bryan

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Campbell

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Henry

Harper

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Mary Jane

Ward

Servant

Single

17

1864

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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