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Household of William Boswell (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

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 1849 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine G Boswell, born in 1849 in England. They had 4 children; George S (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Florence L (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry W (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert S (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Bedenock, born in 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Boswell's household

Male

William

Boswell

Head
Female

Catherine G

Boswell

Wife
Male

George S

Boswell

Son
Female

Florence L

Boswell

Daughter
Male

Henry W

Boswell

Son
Male

Robert S

Boswell

Son
Female

Mary

Bedenock

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Boswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boswell

Head

Married

32

1849

England

Catherine G

Boswell

Wife

Married

32

1849

England

George S

Boswell

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Florence L

Boswell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry W

Boswell

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert S

Boswell

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Bedenock

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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