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Household of Reuben Foster (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Reuben Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Foster, born in 1840 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Foster, born in 1841 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William Hy (born 1864 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Richard V (born 1872 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth H (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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Reuben Foster's household

Male

Reuben

Foster

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Foster

Wife
Male

William Hy

Foster

Son
Female

Sarah

Foster

Daughter
Male

Richard V

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

40

1841

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Foster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Richard V

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth H

Foster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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