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Household of Nicholas Bowhay (born 1834, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Cornwall, 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.

Nicholas Bowhay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Bowhay, born in 1834 in Calstock, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Lydia L Bowhay, born in 1844 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Thomasine (born 1869 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Lydia L (born 1872 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Thomas T (born 1874 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Edith A (born 1876 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Calstock, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Servant, Ada Mary (born 1856 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales), Nicholas's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1861 in Lewannick, Cornwall, England) and Nicholas's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Calstock, Cornwall, England).


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Nicholas Bowhay's household

Male

Nicholas

Bowhay

Head
Female

Lydia L

Bowhay

Wife
Female

Thomasine

Bowhay

Daughter
Female

Lydia L

Bowhay

Daughter
Male

Thomas T

Bowhay

Son
Female

Edith A

Bowhay

Daughter
Female

Florence

Bowhay

Daughter
Female

Ada Mary

Munday

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Warring

Servant
Female

Ellen

Metters

Servant
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Bowhay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Calstock, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Bowhay

Head

Married

47

1834

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Lydia L

Bowhay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Thomasine

Bowhay

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Lydia L

Bowhay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Thomas T

Bowhay

Son

Single

7

1874

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Edith A

Bowhay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Florence

Bowhay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Ada Mary

Munday

Servant

Single

25

1856

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Warring

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lewannick, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Metters

Servant

Single

16

1865

Calstock, Cornwall, England

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