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Household of William Foreman (born 1825, Cambridgeshire)

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.

William Foreman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foreman, born in 1825 in Downham, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foreman, born in 1829 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Henry John (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Louisa Ann (born 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Edith Maud (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Ann Wallace, born in 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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William Foreman's household

Male

William

Foreman

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Foreman

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Foreman

Daughter
Male

Edward

Foreman

Son
Male

Henry John

Foreman

Son
Female

Louisa Ann

Foreman

Daughter
Female

Edith Maud

Foreman

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Wallace

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Foreman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Downham, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foreman

Head

Married

56

1825

Downham, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth

Foreman

Wife

Married

52

1829

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Mary Jane

Foreman

Daughter

Single

26

1855

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Edward

Foreman

Son

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Henry John

Foreman

Son

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Louisa Ann

Foreman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Edith Maud

Foreman

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Wallace

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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