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Household of William Foster (born 1849, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 1849 in Hepworth, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Foster, born in 1852 in Hepworth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie L (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William A (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brth In Law, Charles (born 1862 in Hepworth, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Servant, Emma E (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Jane

Foster

Wife
Female

Annie L

Foster

Daughter
Male

William A

Foster

Son
Male

Charles

Wilson

Brth In Law
Female

Emma E

Tankard

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

32

1849

Hepworth, Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Foster

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hepworth, Lincolnshire, England

Annie L

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William A

Foster

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Wilson

Brth In Law

Single

19

1862

Hepworth, Lincolnshire, England

Emma E

Tankard

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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