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Household of Robert Foster (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

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 1842 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Foster, born in 1845 in Otterton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England), Benjamin (born 1872 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England), James (born 1877 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England) and John R (born 1881 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Foster's household

Male

Robert

Foster

Head
Female

Mary A

Foster

Wife
Female

Ann

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Foster

Son
Male

James

Foster

Son
Male

John R

Foster

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Mary A

Foster

Wife

Married

36

1845

Otterton, Devon, England

Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

13

1868

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Benjamin

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

John R

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

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