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Household of Joseph Boffey (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Joseph Boffey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Boffey, born in 1836 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Boffey, born in 1835 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1861 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1868 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger Head, Michael Gaynard, born in 1857 in Warrington, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Boffey's household

Male

Joseph

Boffey

Head
Female

Catherine

Boffey

Wife
Male

Robert

Boffey

Son
Female

Catherine

Boffey

Daughter
Female

Martha

Boffey

Daughter
Female

Jane

Boffey

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Boffey

Daughter
Male

Michael

Gaynard

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Gaynard

Wife
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Boffey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Boffey

Head

Married

45

1836

Cheshire, England

Catherine

Boffey

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Robert

Boffey

Son

Single

20

1861

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Boffey

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Martha

Boffey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Jane

Boffey

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Boffey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Michael

Gaynard

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaynard

Wife

Married

22

1859

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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