1861 England Census shows SARAH JANE DAVIS and mother Sarah Sampson, formerly Sarah Davis nee Sarah ???? living in East St, Bovey Tracey, Devon.
Sarah Jane and her sister are listed as stepdaughters to the head, William Sampson, indicating they were daughters of Sarah Sampson from a previous marriage to a Mr Davis.
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Given Name Surname Relation Age Est Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country (Occupation)
Willm Sampson Head 48 1813 Male Bovey Tracey Devon England (Spurs & Stilts Picker, Pottery)
Sarah Sampson Wife 46 1815 Female Bovey Tracey Devon England
John Sampson Son 19 1842 Male Punson Somerset England (Potter)
Sarah Jane Davis Stepdaughter 12 1849 Female Carmarthen Wales (Spurs & Stilts Picker, Pottery)
Mary Ann Davis Stepdaughter 11 1850 Female Carmarthen Wales
Amma Sampson Daughter 4 1857 Female Bovey Tracey Devon England
Susan Sampson Daughter 1 1860 Female Bovey Tracey Devon England
Elizabeth Sampson Daughter 5/12 1860 Female Bovey Tracey Devon England
She married Edwin Bowden and their 8 children are listed in the 1881 census[2]
Arthur Bowden Son M 11 Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Mary J Bowden Daughter F 9 Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Elizabeth Bowden Daughter F 8 Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Florence Bowden Daughter F 3 Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Edwin Bowden Son M 1 Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Beatrice Bowden Daughter F 3m Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Also present is her nephew
Edwin B Bowden Nephew M 12 Torquay, Devon, England
Sources
↑ 1861 England Census for Sarah Jane Davis
Devon Bovey Tracey District 14g
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXW-4VNX : 6 October 2015), Emma Bowden in household of Edwin Bowden, Highweek, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 2163/55, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,768.
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