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Household of William Boswell (born 1851, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Grinstead, Sussex, 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 Boswell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Boswell, born in 1851 in Hounslow, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Boswell, born in 1847 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Edward J Twin (born 1881 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England) and Helena J Twin (born 1881 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Susan (born 1847 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England), William's Niece, Elilar (born 1880 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Ann (born 1868 in Crawley, Sussex, England).


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William Boswell's household

Male

William

Boswell

Head
Female

Jane

Boswell

Wife
Male

Edward J Twin

Boswell

Son
Female

Helena J Twin

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Susan

Bristow

Sister
Female

Elilar

L Bristow

Niece
Female

Ann

Payne

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Boswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boswell

Head

Married

30

1851

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Jane

Boswell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edward J Twin

Boswell

Son

Single

0

1881

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Helena J Twin

Boswell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Susan

Bristow

Sister

Married

34

1847

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Elilar

L Bristow

Niece

Single

1

1880

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Ann

Payne

Servant

Single

13

1868

Crawley, Sussex, England

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