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Household of James H Boswell (born 1834, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

James H Boswell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Boswell, born in 1834 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Boswell, born in 1839 in Germany. They had 6 children; Rose (born 1869 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Middlesex, England), Bernard (born 1871 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1872 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), James (born 1874 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England).


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James H Boswell's household

Male

James

H Boswell

Head
Female

Catherine

Boswell

Wife
Female

Rose

Boswell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Boswell

Son
Male

Bernard

Boswell

Son
Male

Charles

Boswell

Son
Male

James

Boswell

Son
Female

Mary

Boswell

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name H Boswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

H Boswell

Head

Married

47

1834

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Catherine

Boswell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Germany

Rose

Boswell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Battersea, Surrey, England

Joseph

Boswell

Son

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Bernard

Boswell

Son

Single

10

1871

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Charles

Boswell

Son

Single

9

1872

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

James

Boswell

Son

Single

7

1874

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Mary

Boswell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

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