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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1842, Cavan)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Thomas Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1842 in Cavan, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1841 in Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1869 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Seaforth, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Seaforth, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Seaforth, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Seaforth, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Martha

Foster

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Annie

Foster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cavan, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Cavan, Ireland

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

40

1841

Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Martha

Foster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Seaforth, Lancashire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

5

1876

Seaforth, Lancashire, England

Annie

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Seaforth, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Seaforth, Lancashire, England

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