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Household of William Foster (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Foster, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Sarah (born 1828 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Nep, William (born 1866 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England), William's Adop, Mary Ann Wilson (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Staffordshire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Annie

Foster

Wife
Female

Sarah

Peacock

Sister
Male

William

Bircoe

Nep
Female

Mary Ann Wilson

Clark

Adop
Female

Elizabeth

Fitzpatrick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Annie

Foster

Wife

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Peacock

Sister

Single

53

1828

Lincolnshire, England

William

Bircoe

Nep

Single

15

1866

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann Wilson

Clark

Adop

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fitzpatrick

Servant

Single

24

1857

Staffordshire, England

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