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Household of William Bowdidge (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

William Bowdidge and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowdidge, born in 1852 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Bowdidge, born in 1855 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England), George D (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Charlotte (born 1820 in Exeter, Devon, England) and William's Lodger, Sarah (born 1801 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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William Bowdidge's household

Male

William

Bowdidge

Head
Female

Emily

Bowdidge

Wife
Male

William H

Bowdidge

Son
Male

George D

Bowdidge

Son
Male

Edward

Bowdidge

Son
Female

Charlotte

Seagrove

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Godfrey

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bowdidge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowdidge

Head

Married

29

1852

Exeter, Devon, England

Emily

Bowdidge

Wife

Married

26

1855

Exeter, Devon, England

William H

Bowdidge

Son

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

George D

Bowdidge

Son

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

Edward

Bowdidge

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Charlotte

Seagrove

Lodger

Widow

61

1820

Exeter, Devon, England

Sarah

Godfrey

Lodger

Widow

80

1801

Exeter, Devon, England

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