Joseph Huntley
Born 1846
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of Robert Foster (born 1815, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, England
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 6 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Foster, born in 1815 in Durham, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ruth Foster, born in 1818 in Fishburn, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Margareth (born 1857 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1860 in Lanchester, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Robert, born 1873 in Waterhouses, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, Richard (born 1851 in Sunny Brow, Durham, England) and Robert's Lodger, William (born 1854 in Hemington, Westmorland, England).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Robert Foster's household
Robert
Foster
Head
Ruth
Foster
Wife
Margareth
Foster
Daughter
Elizabeth
Foster
Daughter
Robert
Herbert
Grand Son
Richard
Hopper
Lodger
William
Looker
Lodger
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Durham, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Foster | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Durham, England | |
Ruth | Foster | Wife | Married | 63 | 1818 | Fishburn, Durham, England | |
Margareth | Foster | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Foster | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Robert | Herbert | Grand Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Waterhouses, Durham, England | |
Richard | Hopper | Lodger | Single | 30 | 1851 | Sunny Brow, Durham, England | |
William | Looker | Lodger | Single | 27 | 1854 | Hemington, Westmorland, England |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Robert Foster in Durham in 1881, and follow the Foster family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Robert Foster
We’ve found Robert Foster in 109 family trees. Find out more about Robert Foster's household and view the Foster family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Robert Foster, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.