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Household of William Foster (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire, 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 Foster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1845 in Bexley, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to William H Foster, born in 1869 in Wales. They had 5 children; William H (born 1869 in Wales), Mary Ann (born 1867 in Bromley, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Wales), Sarah J (born 1873 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) and Ada (born 1875 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Henry Churchill, born in 1862 in Blandford, Dorset, England.


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Male

William H

Foster

Son
Female

Ann

Foster

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Foster

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ada

Foster

Daughter
Male

Henry

Churchill

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bexley, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

36

1845

Bexley, Kent, England

William H

Foster

Son

Single

12

1869

Wales

Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

42

1839

Templeton, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bromley, Kent, England

Ellen

Foster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wales

Sarah J

Foster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Ada

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Henry

Churchill

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Blandford, Dorset, England

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