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Household of Richard Boardman (born 1844, Lancashire)

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.

Richard Boardman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Boardman, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Boardman, born in 1846 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Margaret Harrison, born in 1864 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.


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Richard Boardman's household

Male

Richard

Boardman

Head
Female

Sarah

Boardman

Wife
Female

Eliza

Boardman

Daughter
Male

George

Boardman

Son
Male

Richard

Boardman

Son
Female

Margaret

Harrison

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Boardman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Boardman

Head

Married

37

1844

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Boardman

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Boardman

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

George

Boardman

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Richard

Boardman

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Harrison

Servant

Single

17

1864

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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