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Household of William Foster (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1833 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Foster, born in 1834 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and James (born 1872 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1878 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, Richard (born 1857 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), William's Stepson, Thomas (born 1862 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Mary A (born 1864 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1858 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), William's Step Son, George (born 1866 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and William's Step Son, John (born 1872 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife
Male

Richard

Jordan

Stepson
Male

Thomas

Jordan

Stepson
Female

Mary A

Jordan

Step Daughter
Female

Eliza

Jordan

Step Daughter
Male

George

Jordan

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jordan

Step Daughter
Male

John

Jordan

Step Son
Female

Sarah

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jordan

Grand Daughter
Male

Samuel

Jordan

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

48

1833

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Foster

Wife

Married

47

1834

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Jordan

Stepson

Single

24

1857

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Jordan

Stepson

Married

19

1862

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Jordan

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Jordan

Step Daughter

Single

23

1858

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

George

Jordan

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Jordan

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

John

Jordan

Step Son

Single

9

1872

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Foster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

9

1872

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Jordan

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Jordan

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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