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Household of Ben Bowditch (born 1854, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Ben Bowditch and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Bowditch, born in 1854 in Thorncombe, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Flora Bowditch, born in 1859 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1879 in Wayford, Somerset, England.


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Ben Bowditch's household

Male

Ben

Bowditch

Head
Female

Flora

Bowditch

Wife
Male

Walter

Bowditch

Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Bowditch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Bowditch

Head

Married

27

1854

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Flora

Bowditch

Wife

Married

22

1859

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Walter

Bowditch

Son

Single

2

1879

Wayford, Somerset, England

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