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Household of John Bovey (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

John Bovey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bovey, born in 1852 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriett Bovey, born in 1852 in St Mary Church, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Annie H, born 1878 in Torre, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Mary E (born 1837 in Torquay, Devon, England), John's Boarder, Henry (born 1815 in Torquay, Devon, England), John's Servant, John (born 1860 in Devon, England) and John's Servant, Anne (born 1865 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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John Bovey's household

Male

John

Bovey

Head
Female

Harriett

Bovey

Wife
Female

Annie H

Bovey

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Ash

Sister In Law
Male

Henry

Cole

Boarder
Male

John

Nickells

Servant
Female

Anne

Jones

Servant
Female

Bridget

Broderick

Wife
First name(s) John
Last name Bovey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bovey

Head

Married

29

1852

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Harriett

Bovey

Wife

Married

29

1852

St Mary Church, Devon, England

Annie H

Bovey

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Torre, Devon, England

Mary E

Ash

Sister In Law

Single

44

1837

Torquay, Devon, England

Henry

Cole

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Torquay, Devon, England

John

Nickells

Servant

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Anne

Jones

Servant

Single

16

1865

Torquay, Devon, England

Bridget

Broderick

Wife

Widow

68

1813

Ireland

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