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Household of William Boast (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Boast and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Boast, born in 1831 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Boast, born in 1833 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1859 in Deptford, Kent, England), William (born 1865 in Deptford, Kent, England), Maria (born 1868 in Deptford, Kent, England), Robert (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Eliza E (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, George (born 1840 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William's Lodger, James (born 1853 in -) and William's Lodger, Charles (born 1835 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England).


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William Boast's household

Male

William

Boast

Head
Female

Margaret

Boast

Wife
Female

Catherine

Boast

Daughter
Male

William

Boast

Son
Female

Maria

Boast

Daughter
Male

Robert

Boast

Son
Female

Eliza E

Boast

Daughter
Male

George

Millyard

Lodger
Male

James

Cleaton

Lodger
Male

Charles

Harman

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Boast
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Deptford, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boast

Head

Married

50

1831

Deptford, Kent, England

Margaret

Boast

Wife

Married

48

1833

Deptford, Kent, England

Catherine

Boast

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Deptford, Kent, England

William

Boast

Son

Single

16

1865

Deptford, Kent, England

Maria

Boast

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Deptford, Kent, England

Robert

Boast

Son

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Eliza E

Boast

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

George

Millyard

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

James

Cleaton

Lodger

Married

28

1853

-

Charles

Harman

Lodger

Married

46

1835

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

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