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Household of Abraham Hodgson (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Abraham Hodgson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Hodgson, born in 1818 in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Hester Hodgson, born in 1818 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. They had 6 children; John H (born 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Thomas H (born 1851 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1852 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Esther H (born 1856 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Henry A (born 1858 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Ethel Mary (born 1881 in Canada) and Norman Hodgson (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1858 in Canada), Abraham's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Abraham's Servant, William (born 1864 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Abraham's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Oxton, Cheshire, England) and Abraham's Servant, Rose (born 1866 in Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England).


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Abraham Hodgson's household

Male

Abraham

Hodgson

Head
Female

Hester

Hodgson

Wife
Male

John H

Hodgson

Son
Male

Thomas H

Hodgson

Son
Male

James

Hodgson

Son
Female

Esther H

Rippon

Daughter
Male

Henry A

Hodgson

Son
Male

Arthur

Hodgson

Son
Female

Mary

Hodgson

Daughter In Law
Female

Ethel Mary

Hodgson

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bankshaps

Servant
Male

Norman Hodgson

Rippon

Grand Son
Male

William

Cole

Servant
Female

Ellen

Rylands

Servant
Female

Rose

Rentels

Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Hodgson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Hodgson

Head

Married

63

1818

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Hester

Hodgson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

John H

Hodgson

Son

Married

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Hodgson

Son

Married

30

1851

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Hodgson

Son

Single

29

1852

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Esther H

Rippon

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Henry A

Hodgson

Son

Married

23

1858

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Hodgson

Son

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hodgson

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Canada

Ethel Mary

Hodgson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Canada

Sarah

Bankshaps

Servant

Single

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Norman Hodgson

Rippon

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Cole

Servant

Single

17

1864

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Rylands

Servant

Single

21

1860

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Rose

Rentels

Servant

Single

15

1866

Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England

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