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Household of Francis Bowditch (born 1841, 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.

Francis Bowditch and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Bowditch, born in 1841 in Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Jemima Bowditch, born in 1850 in Merriott, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1869 in Wayford, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1877 in Wayford, Somerset, England), Lily (born 1878 in Wayford, Somerset, England) and Bessie (born 1880 in Wayford, Somerset, England).


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Francis Bowditch's household

Male

Francis

Bowditch

Head
Female

Jemima

Bowditch

Wife
Male

Frederick

Bowditch

Son
Female

Annie

Bowditch

Daughter
Female

Lily

Bowditch

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Bowditch

Daughter
First name(s) Francis
Last name Bowditch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Bowditch

Head

Married

40

1841

Dorset, England

Jemima

Bowditch

Wife

Married

31

1850

Merriott, Somerset, England

Frederick

Bowditch

Son

Single

12

1869

Wayford, Somerset, England

Annie

Bowditch

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wayford, Somerset, England

Lily

Bowditch

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wayford, Somerset, England

Bessie

Bowditch

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wayford, Somerset, England

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