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Household of Benjaimain Boswell (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Benjaimain Boswell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjaimain Boswell, born in 1840 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Benjaimain was the head of the household, married to Emily Boswell, born in 1839 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 7 children; William B (born 1862 in Woolwich, Kent, England), James (born 1864 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Ann E (born 1865 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Josiah (born 1873 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Henry (born 1876 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Benjaimain Boswell's household

Male

Benjaimain

Boswell

Head
Female

Emily

Boswell

Wife
Male

William B

Boswell

Son
Male

James

Boswell

Son
Female

Ann E

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Boswell

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Boswell

Son
Male

Henry

Boswell

Son
Male

Herbert

Boswell

Son
First name(s) Benjaimain
Last name Boswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjaimain

Boswell

Head

Married

41

1840

Greenwich, Kent, England

Emily

Boswell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Greenwich, Kent, England

William B

Boswell

Son

Single

19

1862

Woolwich, Kent, England

James

Boswell

Son

Single

17

1864

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ann E

Boswell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Woolwich, Kent, England

Sarah

Boswell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Woolwich, Kent, England

Josiah

Boswell

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolwich, Kent, England

Henry

Boswell

Son

Single

5

1876

Woolwich, Kent, England

Herbert

Boswell

Son

Single

2

1879

Woolwich, Kent, England

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