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Household of Thomas Boatswain (born 1844, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Thomas Boatswain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Boatswain, born in 1844 in Abbotsbury, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Anne Boatswain, born in 1848 in Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1873 in Mapperton, Dorset, England), Frank (born 1875 in Mapperton, Dorset, England), Tom (born 1876 in Mapperton, Dorset, England), Evelyn (born 1878 in Mapperton, Dorset, England) and Amy (born 1879 in Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Sarah Frampton, born in 1864 in Beaminster, Dorset, England.


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Thomas Boatswain's household

Male

Thomas

Boatswain

Head
Female

Anne

Boatswain

Wife
Male

Harry

Boatswain

Son
Male

Frank

Boatswain

Son
Male

Tom

Boatswain

Son
Female

Evelyn

Boatswain

Daughter
Female

Amy

Boatswain

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Frampton

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Boatswain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Abbotsbury, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Boatswain

Head

Married

37

1844

Abbotsbury, Dorset, England

Anne

Boatswain

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dorset, England

Harry

Boatswain

Son

Single

8

1873

Mapperton, Dorset, England

Frank

Boatswain

Son

Single

6

1875

Mapperton, Dorset, England

Tom

Boatswain

Son

Single

5

1876

Mapperton, Dorset, England

Evelyn

Boatswain

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Mapperton, Dorset, England

Amy

Boatswain

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England

Sarah

Frampton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Beaminster, Dorset, England

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