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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1809, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1809 in Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Foster, born in 1811 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Henry E, born 1850 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1829 in Horsey Down, Surrey, England), Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1854 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Thomas's Servant, Louisa A (born 1861 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Maria

Foster

Wife
Male

Henry E

Foster

Son
Female

Mary A

Johnson

Servant
Female

Ellen

Keys

Servant
Female

Louisa A

Keys

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

72

1809

Middlesex, England

Maria

Foster

Wife

Married

70

1811

Islington, Middlesex, England

Henry E

Foster

Son

Single

31

1850

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Johnson

Servant

Single

52

1829

Horsey Down, Surrey, England

Ellen

Keys

Servant

Single

27

1854

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Louisa A

Keys

Servant

Single

20

1861

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

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