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Household of Robert Foster (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Foster, born in 1834 in Pelton Fell, Durham, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Caroline Foster, born in 1837 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Jane Hannah (born 1863 in Durham, England), Mary E T (born 1871 in Durham, England), John Thos (born 1874 in Durham, England), Robert Wm (born 1876 in Catchgate, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Catchgate, Durham, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Annfield Plain, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1814 in Durham, England), Robert's Boarder, John (born 1838 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England), Robert's Boarder, John E (born 1866 in Durham, England) and Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1868 in Durham, England).


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Robert Foster's household

Male

Robert

Foster

Head
Female

Caroline

Foster

Wife
Female

Jane Hannah

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary E T

Foster

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Foster

Son
Male

Robert Wm

Foster

Son
Male

Samuel

Foster

Son
Male

Richard

Foster

Son
Female

Jane

Belarby

Mother In Law
Male

John

Foster

Boarder
Male

John E

Foster

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Foster

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Pelton Fell, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Foster

Head

Married

47

1834

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

Caroline

Foster

Wife

Married

44

1837

Durham, England

Jane Hannah

Foster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Mary E T

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

John Thos

Foster

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Robert Wm

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Catchgate, Durham, England

Samuel

Foster

Son

Single

3

1878

Catchgate, Durham, England

Richard

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Annfield Plain, Durham, England

Jane

Belarby

Mother In Law

Single

67

1814

Durham, England

John

Foster

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

John E

Foster

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

Thomas

Foster

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

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