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Household of Robert Foster (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 1847 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Foster, born in 1847 in Haggate, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1874 in Haggate, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1876 in Haggate, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Haggate, Lancashire, England) and Esther A (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Alice Kippax, born in 1808 in Lancashire, England.


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Robert Foster's household

Male

Robert

Foster

Head
Female

Alice

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary J

Foster

Daughter
Male

Albert

Foster

Son
Male

Frank

Foster

Son
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Female

Esther A

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Kippax

Mother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
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

34

1847

Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Wife

Married

34

1847

Haggate, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Albert

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Haggate, Lancashire, England

Frank

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Haggate, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Haggate, Lancashire, England

Esther A

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kippax

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Lancashire, England

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