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Household of John Bowditch (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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.

John Bowditch and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowditch, born in 1843 in Misterton, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Bowditch, born in 1842 in Chilthorne Domer, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Misterton, Somerset, England), Anna (born 1871 in East Lydford, Somerset, England), Joseph (born 1876 in East Lydford, Somerset, England), Eva (born 1878 in East Lydford, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1880 in East Lydford, Somerset, England) and Jessie (born 1881 in East Lydford, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alice (born 1862 in Charlton Adam, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Alice (born 1867 in East Lydford, Somerset, England).


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John Bowditch's household

Male

John

Bowditch

Head
Female

Susan

Bowditch

Wife
Male

John

Bowditch

Son
Female

Anna

Bowditch

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bowditch

Son
Female

Eva

Bowditch

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bowditch

Son
Female

Jessie

Bowditch

Daughter
Female

Alice

Russel

Servant
Female

Alice

Cook

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bowditch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Misterton, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowditch

Head

Married

38

1843

Misterton, Somerset, England

Susan

Bowditch

Wife

Married

39

1842

Chilthorne Domer, Somerset, England

John

Bowditch

Son

Single

12

1869

Misterton, Somerset, England

Anna

Bowditch

Daughter

Single

10

1871

East Lydford, Somerset, England

Joseph

Bowditch

Son

Single

5

1876

East Lydford, Somerset, England

Eva

Bowditch

Daughter

Single

3

1878

East Lydford, Somerset, England

Robert

Bowditch

Son

Single

1

1880

East Lydford, Somerset, England

Jessie

Bowditch

Daughter

Single

0

1881

East Lydford, Somerset, England

Alice

Russel

Servant

Single

19

1862

Charlton Adam, Somerset, England

Alice

Cook

Servant

Single

14

1867

East Lydford, Somerset, England

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