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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1825, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

Thomas Foster and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1825 in Portsea, Hampshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Foster, born in 1828 in Blubberhouses, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1862 in Newington, Surrey, England) and Kate (born 1860 in Newington, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Julia Sheens, born in 1820 in Cork, Cork, Ireland.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Martha

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary E

Foster

Daughter
Female

Kate

Foster

Daughter
Female

Julia

Sheens

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

56

1825

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Martha

Foster

Wife

Married

53

1828

Blubberhouses, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Foster

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Newington, Surrey, England

Kate

Foster

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Newington, Surrey, England

Julia

Sheens

Lodger

Single

61

1820

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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