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Household of Thomas Bidwill (born 1831, 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.

Thomas Bidwill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bidwill, born in 1831 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Bidwill, born in 1845 in Exmouth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), John (born 1868 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Maria (born 1871 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1873 in Teignmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Julia A (born 1866 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Clare, Ireland).


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Thomas Bidwill's household

Male

Thomas

Bidwill

Head
Female

Rebecca

Bidwill

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bidwill

Son
Male

John

Bidwill

Son
Female

Maria

Bidwill

Daughter
Male

Henry

Bidwill

Son
Female

Julia A

Fry

Boarder
Male

James

Macmahon

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bidwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bidwill

Head

Married

50

1831

Exeter, Devon, England

Rebecca

Bidwill

Wife

Married

36

1845

Exmouth, Devon, England

Thomas

Bidwill

Son

Single

16

1865

Teignmouth, Devon, England

John

Bidwill

Son

Single

13

1868

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Maria

Bidwill

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Henry

Bidwill

Son

Single

8

1873

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Julia A

Fry

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Exeter, Devon, England

James

Macmahon

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Clare, Ireland

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