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Household of William Foster (born 1825, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Foster and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1825 in Appleby, Westmorland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Foster, born in 1822 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Hannah (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Jane Ann Halliwell, born in 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Ann

Foster

Wife
Female

Hannah

Foster

Daughter
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Mary

Foster

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Halliwell

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Appleby, Westmorland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

56

1825

Appleby, Westmorland, England

Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

59

1822

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Foster

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Foster

Son

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Foster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane Ann

Halliwell

Niece

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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