Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Foster (born 1808, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1808 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Margaret (born 1840 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1846 in Preston, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Jane (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Foster

Daughter
Female

Jane

Foster

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Foster

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Widower

73

1808

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Single

41

1840

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Foster

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Foster

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Foster in Preston in 1881, and follow the Foster family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Foster

We’ve found William Foster in 350 family trees. Find out more about William Foster's household and view the Foster family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census