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Household of Robert Boswell (born 1836, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, London,Middlesex, 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.

Robert Boswell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Boswell, born in 1836 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sophia Boswell, born in 1839 in Colchester, Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Thomas (born 1868 in Middlesex, England), Robert's Servant, Martha (born 1865 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Robert's Visitor, John (born 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder, James (born 1865 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), Robert's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Fife, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, George (born 1817 in Windsor, Berkshire, England).


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Robert Boswell's household

Male

Robert

Boswell

Head
Female

Sophia

Boswell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Elam

Visitor
Female

Martha

Clensby

Servant
Male

John

Brandon

Visitor
Male

James

Watson

Boarder
Male

James

Christie

Boarder
Male

George

Burrett

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Boswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Boswell

Head

Married

45

1836

Colchester, Essex, England

Sophia

Boswell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Colchester, Essex, England

Thomas

Elam

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Martha

Clensby

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

John

Brandon

Visitor

-

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Watson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

James

Christie

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Fife, Scotland

George

Burrett

Boarder

Single

64

1817

Windsor, Berkshire, England

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