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Household of Peter Boardman (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Peter Boardman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Boardman, born in 1843 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Alice Boardman, born in 1847 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1868 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Esther (born 1881 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Lodger, James Unsworth, born in 1862 in Bedford, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Boardman's household

Male

Peter

Boardman

Head
Female

Alice

Boardman

Wife
Male

Henry

Boardman

Son
Male

James

Boardman

Son
Male

Joseph

Boardman

Son
Female

Ellen

Boardman

Daughter
Female

Esther

Boardman

Daughter
Male

James

Unsworth

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Boardman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Boardman

Head

Married

38

1843

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Boardman

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Henry

Boardman

Son

Single

13

1868

Bedford, Lancashire, England

James

Boardman

Son

Single

8

1873

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Boardman

Son

Single

4

1877

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Boardman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Esther

Boardman

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bedford, Lancashire, England

James

Unsworth

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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