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Household of Samuel Foster (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 1847 in Alphington, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foster, born in 1847 in Barnet, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Charles S (born 1872 in Romford, Essex, England), Ernest G (born 1873 in Romford, Essex, England), Kate E (born 1875 in Romford, Essex, England) and Edith M (born 1877 in Romford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Sarah Smith, born in 1866 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England.


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Samuel Foster's household

Male

Samuel

Foster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife
Male

Charles S

Foster

Son
Male

Ernest G

Foster

Son
Female

Kate E

Foster

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Foster

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Alphington, 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

34

1847

Alphington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife

Married

34

1847

Barnet, Middlesex, England

Charles S

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Romford, Essex, England

Ernest G

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Romford, Essex, England

Kate E

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Romford, Essex, England

Edith M

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Romford, Essex, England

Sarah

Smith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

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