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Household of Thomas Boslam (born 1833, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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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 Boslam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Boslam, born in 1833 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Boslam, born in 1831 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1866 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1869 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, James Findlay, born in 1850 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas Boslam's household

Male

Thomas

Boslam

Head
Female

Margaret

Boslam

Wife
Male

Thomas

Boslam

Son
Male

John

Boslam

Son
Male

William

Boslam

Son
Male

Alexander

Boslam

Son
Female

Margaret

Boslam

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Boslam

Daughter
Male

James

Findlay

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Boslam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Boslam

Head

Married

48

1833

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Boslam

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Boslam

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Boslam

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Boslam

Son

-

12

1869

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Boslam

Son

-

10

1871

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Boslam

Daughter

-

7

1874

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Boslam

Daughter

-

1

1880

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Findlay

Lodger

Unmarried

31

1850

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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