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Household of John Boswell (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 Boswell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boswell, born in 1834 in Hulme, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Boswell, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Hester (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William Hy (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Boswell's household

Male

John

Boswell

Head
Female

Mary

Boswell

Wife
Male

James

Boswell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Hester

Boswell

Daughter
Male

William Hy

Boswell

Son
Male

Joseph

Boswell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Boswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boswell

Head

Married

47

1834

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Mary

Boswell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Boswell

Son

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Boswell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hester

Boswell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Boswell

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Boswell

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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