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Household of Richard Babbage (born 1843, 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.

Richard Babbage and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Babbage, born in 1843 in Totnes, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Babbage, born in 1843 in Moreton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Bessie (born 1868 in Moreton, Devon, England), Richard (born 1871 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and Matilda (born 1879 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger Head, Esau Wilcocks, born in 1826 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.


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Richard Babbage's household

Male

Richard

Babbage

Head
Female

Mary

Babbage

Wife
Female

Bessie

Babbage

Daughter
Male

Richard

Babbage

Son
Male

Esau

Wilcocks

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Wilcocks

Wife
Female

Matilda

Wilcocks

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Babbage
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Totnes, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Babbage

Head

Married

38

1843

Totnes, Devon, England

Mary

Babbage

Wife

Married

38

1843

Moreton, Devon, England

Bessie

Babbage

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Moreton, Devon, England

Richard

Babbage

Son

Single

10

1871

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Esau

Wilcocks

Lodger Head

Married

55

1826

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Mary

Wilcocks

Wife

Married

40

1841

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Matilda

Wilcocks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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