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Household of John W Boffess (born 1841, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, 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 W Boffess and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Boffess, born in 1841 in Warwickshire, consisted of 6 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Jane C Boffess, born in 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ethel M (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edith M (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and George W (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Sister In Law, Mary Purvis, born in 1854 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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John W Boffess's household

Male

John W

Boffess

Head
Female

Jane C

Boffess

Wife
Female

Ethel M

Boffess

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Boffess

Daughter
Male

George W

Boffess

Son
Female

Mary

Purvis

Sister In Law
First name(s) John W
Last name Boffess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Warwickshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Boffess

Head

Married

40

1841

Warwickshire, England

Jane C

Boffess

Wife

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ethel M

Boffess

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Boffess

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George W

Boffess

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Purvis

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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