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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1836 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foster, born in 1839 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1858 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Wife
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Female

Martha

Foster

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

45

1836

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

23

1858

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Foster

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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