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Household of Abel Norton (born 1832, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Abel Norton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Norton, born in 1832 in Merriott, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Christiana Norton, born in 1837 in Merriott, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Benjamin (born 1861 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1863 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Minie (born 1865 in Merriott, Somerset, England), John (born 1867 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Flora (born 1869 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Rosina (born 1874 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1876 in Merriott, Somerset, England) and Daisey (born 1878 in Merriott, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Nephew, Yorkshire Boyd, born in 1861 in At Sea.


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Abel Norton's household

Male

Abel

Norton

Head
Female

Christiana

Norton

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Norton

Son
Female

Annie

Norton

Daughter
Female

Minie

Norton

Daughter
Male

John

Norton

Son
Female

Flora

Norton

Daughter
Female

Rosina

Norton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Norton

Son
Female

Daisey

Norton

Daughter
Male

Yorkshire

Boyd

Nephew
First name(s) Abel
Last name Norton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Merriott, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Norton

Head

Married

49

1832

Merriott, Somerset, England

Christiana

Norton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Merriott, Somerset, England

Benjamin

Norton

Son

Single

20

1861

Merriott, Somerset, England

Annie

Norton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Merriott, Somerset, England

Minie

Norton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Merriott, Somerset, England

John

Norton

Son

Single

14

1867

Merriott, Somerset, England

Flora

Norton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Merriott, Somerset, England

Rosina

Norton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Merriott, Somerset, England

Robert

Norton

Son

Single

5

1876

Merriott, Somerset, England

Daisey

Norton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Merriott, Somerset, England

Yorkshire

Boyd

Nephew

Single

20

1861

At Sea

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