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Household of John Bovey (born 1832, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 1832 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane F Bovey, born in 1833 in Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Thomas W W, born 1869 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1863 in Staverton, Devon, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1823 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Louise (born 1839 in Cornwall, England), John's Boarder, Cyril (born 1873 in Plympton, Devon, England) and John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1802 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).


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John Bovey's household

Male

John

Bovey

Head
Female

Mary Jane F

Bovey

Wife
Male

Thomas W W

Bovey

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Searle

Servant
Male

William

Beatty

Boarder
Female

Louise

Seecombe

Boarder
Male

Cyril

Seecombe

Boarder
Female

Mary

Powning

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Bovey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Buckfastleigh, 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

49

1832

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Mary Jane F

Bovey

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cornwall, England

Thomas W W

Bovey

Son

Single

12

1869

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Searle

Servant

Single

18

1863

Staverton, Devon, England

William

Beatty

Boarder

Widower

58

1823

Ireland

Louise

Seecombe

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Cornwall, England

Cyril

Seecombe

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Plympton, Devon, England

Mary

Powning

Mother In Law

Widow

79

1802

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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