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Household of Samuel H Foster (born 1834, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 H Foster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel H Foster, born in 1834 in Hastings, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Samuel H was the head of the household, married to Dorah Foster, born in 1834 in Carlow, Ireland. They had 1 child; Bessie, born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel H's Sister, Perego (born 1830 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Samuel H's Assistant, Rosina (born 1855 in St Leonard's on Sea, Sussex, England), Samuel H's Assistant, Jane (born 1855 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Samuel H's Assistant, Jessie (born 1856 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Samuel H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Stourton, Somerset, England) and Samuel H's Servant, Charlotte (born 1857 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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Samuel H Foster's household

Male

Samuel H

Foster

Head
Female

Dorah

Foster

Wife
Female

Bessie

Foster

Daughter
Female

Perego

Foster

Sister
Female

Rosina

Job

Assistant
Female

Jane

Brown

Assistant
Female

Jessie

Abbote

Assistant
Female

Elizabeth

Bishop

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Steyning

Servant
First name(s) Samuel H
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hastings, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel H

Foster

Head

Married

47

1834

Hastings, Sussex, England

Dorah

Foster

Wife

Married

47

1834

Carlow, Ireland

Bessie

Foster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Perego

Foster

Sister

Single

51

1830

Hastings, Sussex, England

Rosina

Job

Assistant

Single

26

1855

St Leonard's on Sea, Sussex, England

Jane

Brown

Assistant

Single

26

1855

Islington, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Abbote

Assistant

Single

25

1856

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Bishop

Servant

Single

24

1857

Stourton, Somerset, England

Charlotte

Steyning

Servant

Single

24

1857

Brighton, Sussex, England

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