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Household of Thomas Bovey (born 1825, 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 Bovey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bovey, born in 1825 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bovey, born in 1821 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1853 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1857 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England), Fanny (born 1859 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England) and Ada (born 1861 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Edward (born 1867 in North Bovey, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Henry (born 1870 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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Thomas Bovey's household

Male

Thomas

Bovey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bovey

Wife
Male

William

Bovey

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bovey

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Bovey

Daughter
Female

Ada

Bovey

Daughter
Male

Edward

Brown

Servant
Male

Henry

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bovey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bovey

Head

Married

56

1825

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Bovey

Wife

Married

60

1821

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

William

Bovey

Son

Single

28

1853

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Bovey

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Fanny

Bovey

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Ada

Bovey

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Edward

Brown

Servant

Single

14

1867

North Bovey, Devon, England

Henry

Thompson

Servant

Single

11

1870

Torquay, Devon, England

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