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Household of Robert Foster (born 1815, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Forest, Hampshire, 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.

Robert Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Foster, born in 1815 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1814 in Eling, Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1841 in Eling, Hampshire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Ann D (born 1868 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Beatrice (born 1875 in Eling, Hampshire, England), Emma (born 1877 in Eling, Hampshire, England) and Alice M (born 1880 in Eling, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Son In Law, Thomas Batten, born in 1844 in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England.


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Robert Foster's household

Male

Robert

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

Thomas

Batten

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Batten

Daughter
Female

Ann D

Foster

Grand Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Batten

Grand Daughter
Female

Emma

Batten

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice M

Batten

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Foster

Head

Married

66

1815

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

67

1814

Eling, Hampshire, England

Thomas

Batten

Son In Law

Married

37

1844

Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Batten

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Eling, Hampshire, England

Ann D

Foster

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Beatrice

Batten

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Eling, Hampshire, England

Emma

Batten

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eling, Hampshire, England

Alice M

Batten

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eling, Hampshire, England

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