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Household of Thomas Foster (born 1846, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foster, born in 1846 in Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1845 in -. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in -), Gwenlian (born 1870 in -), Margaret A (born 1872 in -) and Mary J (born 1874 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Price, born in 1808 in Brecon, Breconshire, Wales.


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Thomas Foster's household

Male

Thomas

Foster

Head
Female

Mary

Foster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Gwenlian

Foster

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Foster

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Foster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Price

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foster

Head

Married

35

1846

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary

Foster

Wife

Married

36

1845

-

Elizabeth

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

-

Gwenlian

Foster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

-

Margaret A

Foster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

-

Mary J

Foster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

-

Elizabeth

Price

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Brecon, Breconshire, Wales

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