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Household of William Boase (born 1839, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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.

William Boase and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Boase, born in 1839 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Boase, born in 1841 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Mary E (born 1865 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Eliza A (born 1869 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth E (born 1871 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), John T (born 1874 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England).


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William Boase's household

Male

William

Boase

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Boase

Wife
Male

James

Boase

Son
Female

Mary E

Boase

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Boase

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Boase

Daughter
Male

John T

Boase

Son
Female

Ethel

Boase

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Boase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boase

Head

Married

42

1839

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Mary Jane

Boase

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

James

Boase

Son

Single

20

1861

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Mary E

Boase

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Eliza A

Boase

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth E

Boase

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

John T

Boase

Son

Single

7

1874

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Ethel

Boase

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

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