FAMILY HISTORY: BOOCOCK
THE MARRIAGES OF JAMES BOOCOCK
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1871 CENSUS OF LLANTWIT VARDRE, GLAMORGAN, WALES: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Edward Pearce | Head | Mar. | M | 62 | Publican | Monmouthshire |
| Elizabeth Pearce | Wife | Mar. | F | 57 | - | Glamorgan |
| Rachel Pearce | Dau. | Unm. | F | 21 | - | Glamorgan |
| Edward Pearce | Son | Unm. | M | 15 | Scholar | Glamorgan |
| Sarah Pearce | Dau. | - | F | 14 | Scholar | Glamorgan |
| David Pearce | Son | - | M | 11 | Scholar | Glamorgan |
| William Pearce | Son | - | M | 6 | Scholar | Glamorgan |
| James Bowcott | Boarder | Unm. | M | 28 | Saddler | Shropshireshire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at the Crown Inn, Llantwit Vardre, Glamorgan, Wales. (RG10-5382, folio 26, page 3) |
| 2: | James was living with his future wife and her family. |
| 3: | Edward Pearce's full occupation was Labourer & Publican. |
| 4: | Bowcott is another common misspelling of Boocock. |
| 1881 CENSUS OF LLANTWIT VARDRE, GLAMORGAN, WALES: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| James Bowcott | Head | Mar. | M | 38 | Harness Maker | Monmouthshire |
| Rachel Bowcott | Wife | Mar. | F | 30 | - | Glamorgan |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Crown Houses, Llantwit Vardre, Glamorgan, Wales. (RG11-5299, folio __, page 16) |
| 2: | James' full occupation was Harness Maker at Coal Works. |
| 3: | James' birthplace should be Shropshire and Rachel's full birthplace is illegible. |
| 1891 CENSUS OF MYNYDDISLWYN, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| James Boocott | Son | Widower | M | 47 | Saddler | Radcliffe, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Bryn Cottages, Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales. (RG12-4381, folio 15, page 23) |
| 2: | After Rachel died James returned to his parent's home. For the full entry see his parent's page HERE. |
| 3: | In 1891 Welsh Census Returns contained an extra column for Language Spoken. James could apparently speak only English. |
| 4: | The space for his birthplace contained little squiggles which I assume meant to indicate the same as above (Henry's birthplace). If so this is an error as James was born in Shropshire. |
| 1901 CENSUS OF MYNYDDISLWYN, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| James Boocott | Head | Mar. | M | 58 | Saddler | England |
| Catherine Boocott | Wife | Mar. | F | 54 | - | England |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living the Crown Hotel, Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales. (RG13-4969, folio __, page 24) |
| 2: | By 1901 James could apparently speak both English and Welsh. Catherine could speak only English. |
| 3: | James was working "On his own account" at home. |
| NOTE: | |
| 1: | The above information is taken from copies of the Census Returns on Ancestry.com. |
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