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Household of William Boswell (born 1845, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brackley, Northamptonshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Boswell, born in 1845 in Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Boswell, born in 1846 in Thenford, Northamptonshire, England. They had 7 children; Bessie (born 1872 in Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England), Julia S (born 1874 in Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England), Mary H (born 1875 in Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England), William T (born 1876 in Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England), Rosa A S (born 1878 in Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England), Edwin H (born 1880 in Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England) and Flora D (born 1881 in Thorpe Mandevill, Northamptonshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah J (born 1863 in Shutford, Oxfordshire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England).


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William Boswell's household

Male

William

Boswell

Head
Female

Sarah

Boswell

Wife
Female

Bessie

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Julia S

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Boswell

Daughter
Male

William T

Boswell

Son
Female

Rosa A S

Boswell

Daughter
Male

Edwin H

Boswell

Son
Female

Flora D

Boswell

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

White

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Shellard

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Boswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boswell

Head

Married

36

1845

Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England

Sarah

Boswell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Thenford, Northamptonshire, England

Bessie

Boswell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England

Julia S

Boswell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England

Mary H

Boswell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England

William T

Boswell

Son

Single

5

1876

Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England

Rosa A S

Boswell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England

Edwin H

Boswell

Son

Single

1

1880

Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England

Flora D

Boswell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Thorpe Mandevill, Northamptonshire, England

Sarah J

White

Servant

Single

18

1863

Shutford, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Shellard

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England

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