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Household of Richard Foster (born 1842, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Richard Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Foster, born in 1842 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Diane E Foster, born in 1848 in Wiston, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; James C (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Kate E (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thilda F (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Selima Green, born in 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Foster's household

Male

Richard

Foster

Head
Female

Diane E

Foster

Wife
Male

James C

Foster

Son
Female

Kate E

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Female

Thilda F

Foster

Daughter
Female

Selima

Green

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Diane E

Foster

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wiston, Nottinghamshire, England

James C

Foster

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Kate E

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thilda F

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Selima

Green

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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