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Household of John Boswell (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boswell, born in 1842 in Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Boswell, born in 1844 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane Kerr (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary White (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Williamina W (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Boswell's household

Male

John

Boswell

Head
Female

Jane

Boswell

Wife
Male

James

Boswell

Son
Female

Jane Kerr

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Mary White

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Williamina W

Boswell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Boswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boswell

Head

Married

39

1842

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Boswell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Boswell

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Kerr

Boswell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary White

Boswell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamina W

Boswell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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