1930 Census Record "Boland"

John and Margaret Boland lived at 1 Laboratory Hill in the East Falls Section of Philadelphia. Laboratory Hill was a community built around a chemical plant where the residents worked. John was a laborer in the chemical plant. He was listed as being 34 yrs old. Also in residence was his wife Margaret (34 yrs old) and their three children, Anna (9 yrs old), Margaret (5 yrs old) and John (2 yrs old). John's father was also listed in the household. He was 65 yrs old.

Please note that two of John & Margaret's children died in early childhood. Mary died in 1923 at age 3 yrs old. Theresa died in 1928 at age 18 months old.

Also of interest, Margaret Boland immigrated to Philadelphia from Ireland in 1914.