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Household of Josiah Boase (born 1837, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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.

Josiah Boase and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Boase, born in 1837 in Sancreed, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. Josiah was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Mother, Margaret (born 1810 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Josiah's Sister, Louisa (born 1835 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England) and Josiah's Nephew, Martin (born 1859 in St Just, Cornwall, England).


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Josiah Boase's household

Male

Josiah

Boase

Head
Female

Margaret

Boase

Mother
Female

Louisa

Chirgwin

Sister
Male

Martin

Chirgwin

Nephew
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Boase
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Josiah

Boase

Head

Widower

44

1837

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Boase

Mother

Widow

71

1810

St Just, Cornwall, England

Louisa

Chirgwin

Sister

Married

46

1835

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Martin

Chirgwin

Nephew

Single

22

1859

St Just, Cornwall, England

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