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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1838 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Foster, born in 1838 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), William (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), Theresa (born 1871 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John H (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Wifes Son, Joseph Taylor (Foster), born in 1860 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Alice

Foster

Wife
Male

Joseph

Taylor (Foster)

Wifes Son
Female

Mary A

Foster

Daughter
Male

William

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Theresa

Foster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Male

Robert

Foster

Son
Male

John H

Foster

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

43

1838

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Foster

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Taylor (Foster)

Wifes Son

Single

21

1860

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Foster

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

William

Foster

Son

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Theresa

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Robert

Foster

Son

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John H

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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