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Household of William Foster (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foster, born in 1834 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Foster, born in 1848 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Foster's household

Male

William

Foster

Head
Female

Ann

Foster

Wife
Male

James

Foster

Son
Female

Ann

Foster

Daughter
Male

John

Foster

Son
Male

Archibald

Foster

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foster

Head

Married

47

1834

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Foster

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Foster

Son

-

6

1875

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Foster

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Foster

Son

-

2

1879

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Foster

Son

-

0

1881

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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