See also
Name:
Susanna Bowden1
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
Birth:
1815
Uffculme, Devon2
The 1851 Census gives her age as 36 and her place of birth.
Parent:
26 Oct 1860 (age 44-45)
Baptism of son Albert William
present:
2 Jul 1863 (age 47-48)
Present at death of Minda Voysey
Mother:
6 Jul 1863 (age 47-48)
Reported the death of her daughter Minda
Daughter's marriage:
11 Nov 1876 (age 60-61)
Marriage of daughter Emma to Daniel Hawkins
Parent:
17 Jul 1883 (age 67-68)
Baptism of daughter Emma Jane
parent:
6 Feb 1884 (age 68-69)
Death of daughter Emma Jane
Mother:
8 Feb 1884 (age 68-69)
Reported the death of her daughter Emma
Census 1891:
5 Apr 1891 (age 75-76)
2 Thornton Cottage, Granby Lane, Plymouth, Devon3
The household consisted of Susan and her disabled son Albert who were now living in one room in the 5 roomed cottage. Both were on the parish relief. The remainiing rooms were occupied three other families - one family had 2 rooms the other two had 1 room each. In all 10 people lived in the cottage.
1837, Register Entry for Banns of Marriage between William Voysey and Susanna Bowden
1837, Register Entry for Banns of Marriage between William Voysey and Susanna Bowden
1841, 1841 Census for Household of William Voysey in Uffculme, Devon
1851, 1851 Census for Household of Wiiliam Voysey in Tiverton, Devon - Page 1
1851, 1851 Census for Household of William Voysey in Tiverton, Devon - Page 2
1861, 1861 Census for Household of William Voysey in Tiverton, Devon - Page 1
1861, 1861 Census for Household of William Voysey in Tiverton, Devon - Page 2
1871, 1871 Census for Household of William Voysey in Plymouth, Devon
1881, 1881 Census for Household of William Voisey in Plymouth, Devon
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage Banns:
12 May 1837 (age 21-22)
St Mary's Parish Church4
Address: Uffculme, Devon
Marriage Banns:
15 Oct 1837 (age 21-22)
St Mary's Parish Church5
Address: Uffculme, Devon
Marriage:
1839 (age 23-24)
St Mary the Virgin Parish Church6
Address: Uffculme, Devon
The year of their marriage is assumed to be the year before their oldest child was born. As Susanna was born in Uffculme and they were living there at the time of the 1841 Census it is assumed that they were married there in the parish church.
Census for household:
6 Jun 1841 (age 25-26)
Uffculme, Devon7
Address: Mount Pleasant
The household consisted of William, his wife Susanna and their daughter Minda (age 1).
Census for household:
30 Mar 1851 (age 35-36)
Tiverton, Devon8
Address: St Andrew Street
The household consisted of William, his wife Susanna, their children Hannah (age 9), Caroline (age 8), John (age 6), Mary (age 4) and Emma (age 1), and a visitor Elizabeth Berry. The relationship of the visitor to the household is unknown. Her age which is given as 21 makes her too young to be Susanna's sister. William is working as an agricultural labourer and all the children except for Emma are shown as attending school.
Census for household:
7 Apr 1861 (age 45-46)
Tiverton, Devon9
Address: Bampton Street
The household consisted of William, his wife Susan and their children Minda (age 21), Caroline (age 19), Emma (age 10), Ellen (age 9) and Albert (age 4). They were also minding a 4 month old child William Harvey. William is working as an agricultural labourer. His wife Susan and his daughter Caroline are working as char women so obviously money was tight especially as Minda was suffering from consumption and is unable to work. The three youngest children are shown as being at school.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1871 (age 55-56)
St Andrew's, Plymouth, Devon10
Address: 3 Bath Lane
The household consisted of William, his wife Susanna, and their children Ellen and Albert. Sadly the census records that Albert is an "imbecile from birth". The family shared the house with a lodger, Charles Drake, who was an Irish peddler from Armagh.
Census for household:
3 Apr 1881 (age 65-66)
Plymouth, Devon11
Address: 22 Rendel Street, St Andrews
The family consisted of William, his wife Susanna and their son Albert.They shared the house with 5 other families. In all a total of 33 people lived there. The number of rooms and how many each family had is unknown
1851 England Census for Household of Mary Bowden in Uffculme, Devon, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: Uffculme, Devon, Folio: 372, Page: 17. Mary Bowden grandmother of Minda Voysey. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1888.
1851 England Census for Household of William Voysey in Tiverton, Devon, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: HO107/1889, Folio 263, Page 32, Schedule 148; Susanna Voysey age 36 born in Uffculme, Devon. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1889.
1891 England Census for Household of Susan Voysey in Plymouth, Devon, Census Type: 1891 England, Census Place: Plymouth, Devon, Folio: 67, Page: 59. Administrative County:Registration District:DevonPlymouthCivil Parish:Municipal BoroughMunicipal Ward:Urban Sanitary District:PlymouthPlymouthSt AndrewPlymouthTown:Parliamentary Borough:Ecclesiastical Parish:PlymouthPlymouthSt PeterAddress:2 Thornton Cottage, Granby Lane, PlymouthId NamesRelCondAge OccupationEmployment Where BornDisability250Susan VoyseyHeadWidow76Living on the parishNoneWiddecombe*490Albert VoyseySonSingle34Living on the parishNoneTivertonDumb*A recorder's mistake - it should have been Uffculme. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1734.
Parish Register for Banns of William Voysey and Susanna Bowden, St Mary, Uffculme, Devon, 14 May 1837, South West Heritage Trust.
Parish Register for Banns of William Voysey and Susanna Bowden, St Mary, Uffculme, Devon, 15 October 1837, South West Heritage Trust.
1841 England Census for Household of William Voisey in Uffculme, Devon, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: HO107/202, Book 17, Folio 6, Page 6; William and Susanna Voisey living in Uffculme. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/202.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/202.
1851 England Census for Household of William Voysey in Tiverton, Devon, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: HO107/1889, Folio 263, Page 32, Schedule 148; Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1889.
1861 England Census for Household of William Voysey in Tiverton, Devon, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: RG9/1479, Folio 38, Page 13, Schedule 69; Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1497.
1871 Census for Household of William Voysey in Plymouth, Devon, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG10/2120, Folio 125, Page 26, Schedule 138; Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2120.
1881 England Census for Household of William Voysey in Plymouth, Devon, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/2198, Folio 103, Page 62, Schedule 385; Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2198.