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Household of Matthew P Foster (born 1823, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uxbridge, 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.

Matthew P Foster and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew P Foster, born in 1823 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Matthew P was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Catherine J (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew P's Visitor, Emma Gilham, born in 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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Matthew P Foster's household

Male

Matthew P

Foster

Head
Female

Catherine J

Foster

Daughter
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Emma

Gilham

Visitor
Male

Herbert

Gilham

Son
First name(s) Matthew P
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew P

Foster

Head

Widower

58

1823

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Catherine J

Foster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Lancashire, England

Robert

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Lancashire, England

Emma

Gilham

Visitor

Married

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Gilham

Son

Single

0

1881

City of London, Middlesex, England

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