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Household of Alfred Boast (born 1842, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Alfred Boast and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Boast, born in 1842 in Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Boast, born in 1838 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1868 in Deptford, Kent, England), Julia (born 1870 in Silvertown, Essex, England), Albert (born 1875 in Silvertown, Essex, England) and Alice L M (born 1878 in Silvertown, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Stepson, Walter (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Alfred's Stepson, John (born 1865 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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Alfred Boast's household

Male

Alfred

Boast

Head
Female

Sarah

A Boast

Wife
Male

Walter

J Keywood

Stepson
Male

John

H Keywood

Stepson
Female

Sarah

A Boast

Daughter
Female

Julia

S Boast

Daughter
Male

Albert

G Boast

Son
Female

Alice L M

Boast

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Boast
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Boast

Head

Married

39

1842

Suffolk, England

Sarah

A Boast

Wife

Married

43

1838

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Walter

J Keywood

Stepson

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

H Keywood

Stepson

Single

16

1865

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sarah

A Boast

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Deptford, Kent, England

Julia

S Boast

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Silvertown, Essex, England

Albert

G Boast

Son

Single

6

1875

Silvertown, Essex, England

Alice L M

Boast

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Silvertown, Essex, England

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