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Household of William Foster (born 1813, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1813 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Laura Foster, born in 1830 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1865 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1873 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), Sarah L (born 1877 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England) and Samuel J (born 1879 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Laura

Foster

Wife
Male

Thomas

Foster

Son
Male

Samuel

Foster

Son
Male

John

Foster

Son
Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Maria

Foster

Wife
Female

Sarah L

Foster

Daughter
Male

Samuel J

Foster

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

68

1813

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Laura

Foster

Wife

Married

51

1830

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Foster

Son

Single

20

1861

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Foster

Son

Single

16

1865

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

John

Foster

Son

Single

8

1873

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

William

Foster

Head

Married

28

1853

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Foster

Wife

Married

24

1857

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Sarah L

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Samuel J

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

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