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Household of Hugh Bowditch (born 1856, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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.

Hugh Bowditch and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Bowditch, born in 1856 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Hannah Bowditch, born in 1851 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Susan J (born 1877 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England) and Elizabeth E (born 1879 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Son In Law, William (born 1873 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England) and Hugh's Lodger, Frederick (born 1865 in Dorset, England).


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Hugh Bowditch's household

Male

Hugh

Bowditch

Head
Female

Hannah

Bowditch

Wife
Male

William

Stanton

Son In Law
Female

Susan J

Bowditch

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Bowditch

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Stoodley

Lodger
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Bowditch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Bowditch

Head

Married

25

1856

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Hannah

Bowditch

Wife

Married

30

1851

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

William

Stanton

Son In Law

Single

8

1873

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Susan J

Bowditch

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Elizabeth E

Bowditch

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Frederick

Stoodley

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Dorset, England

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