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Household of William Boast (born 1852, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Boast, born in 1852 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Boast, born in 1856 in Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; Emily (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), George W (born 1878 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Elizabeth Pryor, born in 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Boast's household

Male

William

Boast

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Boast

Wife
Female

Emily

Boast

Daughter
Male

George W

Boast

Son
Male

Ernest

Boast

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pryor

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Boast
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boast

Head

Married

29

1852

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Mary Ann

Boast

Wife

Married

25

1856

Norfolk, England

Emily

Boast

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

George W

Boast

Son

Single

3

1878

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Boast

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Pryor

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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