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Household of William Foster (born 1838, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland
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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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1838 in Ayton, Berwickshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Foster, born in 1842 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1864 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Ralph (born 1869 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1822 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1864 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland).
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William Foster's household
William
Foster
Head
Mary
Foster
Wife
William
Foster
Son
Ralph
Foster
Son
Elizabeth
Foster
Daughter
Helen
Foster
Daughter
John
Foster
Son
Alexander
Foster
Son
James
Foster
Son
Margaret
Clayton
Mother-In-Law
Robert
Winter
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Foster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Foster | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Foster | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
William | Foster | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Ralph | Foster | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Foster | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Foster | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
John | Foster | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Foster | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
James | Foster | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Clayton | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 59 | 1822 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Winter | Boarder | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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