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Household of James Bowditch (born 1823, 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.
James Bowditch and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowditch, born in 1823 in Thorncombe, Dorset, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowditch, born in 1826 in Donyatt, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1847 in Chard, Somerset, England), Emma (born 1855 in Chard, Somerset, England), Edward (born 1861 in Chard, Somerset, England), Fred (born 1864 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Herbert W (born 1866 in Chard, Somerset, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Mary E (born 1879 in United States), Herbert W (born 1873 in United States) and William G (born 1881 in Chard, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Annie C Ashton, born in 1862 in Charmouth, Dorset, England.
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James Bowditch's household
James
Bowditch
Head
Elizabeth
Bowditch
Wife
Mary A
Bowditch
Daughter
Emma
Bowditch
Daughter
Edward
Bowditch
Son
Fred
Bowditch
Son
Herbert W
Bowditch
Son
Mary E
Bowditch
Grand Daughter
Herbert W
Bowditch
Grand Son
William G
Bowditch
Grand Son
Annie C
Ashton
Niece
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Bowditch |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Thorncombe, Dorset, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Bowditch | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Thorncombe, Dorset, England | |
Elizabeth | Bowditch | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Donyatt, Somerset, England | |
Mary A | Bowditch | Daughter | Married | 34 | 1847 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Emma | Bowditch | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Edward | Bowditch | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Fred | Bowditch | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Herbert W | Bowditch | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Mary E | Bowditch | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | United States | |
Herbert W | Bowditch | Grand Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | United States | |
William G | Bowditch | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Annie C | Ashton | Niece | Single | 19 | 1862 | Charmouth, Dorset, England |
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