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Household of John Boardman (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

John Boardman and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boardman, born in 1834 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Boardman, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1863 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Allan (born 1865 in Chester, Cheshire, England), George (born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Lucy (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Anne (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Dowey, born in 1833 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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John Boardman's household

Male

John

Boardman

Head
Female

Mary

Boardman

Wife
Male

John

Boardman

Son
Male

Allan

Boardman

Son
Male

George

Boardman

Son
Male

Thomas

Boardman

Son
Female

Lucy

Boardman

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Boardman

Daughter
Female

Anne

Boardman

Daughter
Male

James

Dowey

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Boardman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boardman

Head

Married

47

1834

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Boardman

Wife

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Boardman

Son

Single

18

1863

Chester, Cheshire, England

Allan

Boardman

Son

Single

16

1865

Chester, Cheshire, England

George

Boardman

Son

Single

8

1873

Chester, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Boardman

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

Lucy

Boardman

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary Ellen

Boardman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Anne

Boardman

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

James

Dowey

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Chester, Cheshire, England

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