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Household of Richard O Backwell (born 1829, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, 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.
Richard O Backwell and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard O Backwell, born in 1829 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Richard O was the head of the household, married to Jane Backwell, born in 1842 in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Beatrice Mary (born 1865 in Somerset, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Somerset, England) and Irene (born 1870 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard O's Governess, Mathilda (born 1846 in Germany), Richard O's Servant, Martha (born 1855 in Somerset, England) and Richard O's Servant, Isott Curry (born 1860 in Stogursey, Somerset, England).
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Richard O Backwell's household
Richard O
Backwell
Head
Jane
Backwell
Wife
Beatrice Mary
Backwell
Daughter
Margaret
Backwell
Daughter
Irene
Backwell
Daughter
Mathilda
Schwanbeck
Governess
Martha
Morse
Servant
Isott Curry
Fish
Servant
| First name(s) | Richard O |
| Last name | Backwell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Devonport, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard O | Backwell | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Devonport, Devon, England | |
Jane | Backwell | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England | |
Beatrice Mary | Backwell | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Somerset, England | |
Margaret | Backwell | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Somerset, England | |
Irene | Backwell | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Somerset, England | |
Mathilda | Schwanbeck | Governess | Single | 35 | 1846 | Germany | |
Martha | Morse | Servant | Single | 26 | 1855 | Somerset, England | |
Isott Curry | Fish | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Stogursey, Somerset, England |
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