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Household of William Foster (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1849 in Hooton Pagnell, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Foster, born in 1845 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith Maud (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Edgar (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Harold T (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, George (born 1855 in Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Foster

Wife
Female

Edith Maud

Foster

Daughter
Male

Edgar

Foster

Son
Male

Harold T

Foster

Son
Male

George

Foster

Brother
Female

Mary

Bintcliffe

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Hooton Pagnell, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

32

1849

Hooton Pagnell, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

36

1845

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Edith Maud

Foster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harold T

Foster

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Foster

Brother

Single

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Bintcliffe

Servant

Single

13

1868

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

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