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Household of Robert Foster (born 1841, Yorkshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Foster, born in 1841 in Beverley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Foster, born in 1847 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John Robert (born 1867 in Durham, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Sacriston, Durham, England), Charles (born 1875 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Sacriston, Durham, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1879 in Sacriston, Durham, England).


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Robert Foster's household

Male

Robert

Foster

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Foster

Wife
Male

John Robert

Foster

Son
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Male

Charles

Foster

Son
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Foster

Head

Married

40

1841

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

34

1847

Darlington, Durham, England

John Robert

Foster

Son

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

10

1871

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sacriston, Durham, England

Charles

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

4

1877

Sacriston, Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Foster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sacriston, Durham, England

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