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Household of John Boswell (born 1840, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boswell, born in 1840 in Ludford, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary W Boswell, born in 1842 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Lydia (born 1867 in Durham, England), Ellen S (born 1871 in Durham, England), John G (born 1874 in Durham, England), Caroline E (born 1875 in Durham, England), Mary A (born 1879 in Durham, England) and Simeon (born 1881 in Durham, England).


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John Boswell's household

Male

John

Boswell

Head
Female

Mary W

Boswell

Wife
Female

Lydia

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Ellen S

Boswell

Daughter
Male

John G

Boswell

Son
Female

Caroline E

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Boswell

Daughter
Male

Simeon

Boswell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Boswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ludford, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boswell

Head

Married

41

1840

Ludford, Lincolnshire, England

Mary W

Boswell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Durham, England

Lydia

Boswell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Ellen S

Boswell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

John G

Boswell

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Caroline E

Boswell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Mary A

Boswell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Simeon

Boswell

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

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