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Household of Samuel Foster (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Foster, born in 1840 in Winsford, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Eliza Foster, born in 1842 in Winsford, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Walter (born 1864 in Winsford, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eliza C (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Amy (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Adopted Daughter, Martha Wharton, born in 1866 in Winsford, Cheshire, England.


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Samuel Foster's household

Male

Samuel

Foster

Head
Female

Eliza

Foster

Wife
Male

Walter

Foster

Son
Male

Samuel

Foster

Son
Female

Clara

Foster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Eliza C

Foster

Daughter
Female

Amy

Foster

Daughter
Female

Martha

Wharton

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Winsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Foster

Head

Married

41

1840

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Foster

Wife

Married

39

1842

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Walter

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza C

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amy

Foster

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wharton

Adopted Daughter

Single

15

1866

Winsford, Cheshire, England

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