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Household of Samuel Foster (born 1816, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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.

Samuel Foster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Foster, born in 1816 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1817 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1857 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Sarah Jane (born 1852 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder Head, John French, born in 1831 in Ridgeway, Devon, England.


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Samuel Foster's household

Male

Samuel

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

Samuel

Foster

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Foster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Male

John

French

Boarder Head
Female

Myra

French

Wife
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Foster

Head

Married

65

1816

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

64

1817

Plymouth, Devon, England

Samuel

Foster

Son

Single

24

1857

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah Jane

Foster

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Plymouth, Devon, England

John

French

Boarder Head

Married

50

1831

Ridgeway, Devon, England

Myra

French

Wife

Married

34

1847

Plymouth, Devon, England

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