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Household of James Bowditch (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, 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.

James Bowditch and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowditch, born in 1839 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Bowditch, born in 1855 in Axminster, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1866 in Kilmington, Devon, England), William (born 1868 in Kilmington, Devon, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1870 in Kilmington, Devon, England) and James (born 1878 in Kilmington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1815 in Nottinghamshire, England) and James's Servant, Ellen (born 1868 in Kilmington, Devon, England).


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James Bowditch's household

Male

James

Bowditch

Head
Female

Ann

Bowditch

Wife
Male

Samuel

Bowditch

Son
Male

William

Bowditch

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Bowditch

Daughter
Male

James

Bowditch

Son
Female

Ann

Webster

Mother In Law
Female

Ellen

Underdown

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bowditch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowditch

Head

Married

42

1839

Devon, England

Ann

Bowditch

Wife

Married

26

1855

Axminster, Devon, England

Samuel

Bowditch

Son

Single

15

1866

Kilmington, Devon, England

William

Bowditch

Son

Single

13

1868

Kilmington, Devon, England

Elizabeth Ann

Bowditch

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kilmington, Devon, England

James

Bowditch

Son

Single

3

1878

Kilmington, Devon, England

Ann

Webster

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Nottinghamshire, England

Ellen

Underdown

Servant

Single

13

1868

Kilmington, Devon, England

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