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Household of Edwin Babbage (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, 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.

Edwin Babbage and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Babbage, born in 1826 in Ashreigney, Devon, consisted of 13 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Louisa Babbage, born in 1831 in Milton Abbot, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Lena (born 1860 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Mary (born 1862 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1867 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Louie (born 1869 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Niece, Louisa (born 1857 in Milton Abbot, Devon, England), Edwin's Assistant, Bessy (born 1857 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Edwin's Assistant, Hannah (born 1862 in Somerset, England), Edwin's Apprentice, Mary (born 1864 in Pawlett, Somerset, England), Edwin's -, Henry (born 1864 in Torrington, Devon, England), Edwin's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Devon, England) and Edwin's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Somerset, England).


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Edwin Babbage's household

Male

Edwin

Babbage

Head
Female

Louisa

Babbage

Wife
Female

Lena

Babbage

Daughter
Female

Mary

Babbage

Daughter
Female

Annie

Babbage

Daughter
Female

Louie

Babbage

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Coles

Niece
Female

Bessy

Eddy

Assistant
Female

Hannah

Lawrence

Assistant
Female

Mary

Neath

Apprentice
Male

Henry

Friendship

-
Female

Elizabeth

Parkhouse

Servant
Female

Mary

Cullen

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Babbage
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ashreigney, Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Babbage

Head

Married

55

1826

Ashreigney, Devon, England

Louisa

Babbage

Wife

Married

50

1831

Milton Abbot, Devon, England

Lena

Babbage

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Mary

Babbage

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Annie

Babbage

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Louie

Babbage

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Louisa

Coles

Niece

Single

24

1857

Milton Abbot, Devon, England

Bessy

Eddy

Assistant

Single

24

1857

St Just, Cornwall, England

Hannah

Lawrence

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

Mary

Neath

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Pawlett, Somerset, England

Henry

Friendship

-

Single

17

1864

Torrington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Parkhouse

Servant

Widow

36

1845

Devon, England

Mary

Cullen

Servant

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

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