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Household of Francis Hobbs (born 1849, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, 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.

Francis Hobbs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Hobbs, born in 1849 in Hemington, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Mary Hobbs, born in 1853 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Mabel (born 1877 in Hemington, Somerset, England), James (born 1879 in Hemington, Somerset, England) and John (born 1881 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Francis's Housekeeper, Sarah (born 1836 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Francis's Servant, Augustin (born 1864 in Denham, Middlesex, England), Francis's Servant, Martha (born 1857 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England), Francis's Servant, Charles (born 1862 in Trudoxhill, Somerset, England) and Francis's Servant, Edwin (born 1862 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).


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Francis Hobbs's household

Male

Francis

Hobbs

Head
Female

Mary

Hobbs

Wife
Female

Mabel

Hobbs

Daughter
Male

James

Hobbs

Son
Male

John

Hobbs

Son
Female

Sarah

Ottoway

Housekeeper
Female

Augustin

Hearne

Servant
Female

Martha

Watkins

Servant
Male

Charles

Cornish

Servant
Male

Edwin

Perkins

Servant
First name(s) Francis
Last name Hobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Hemington, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Hobbs

Head

Married

32

1849

Hemington, Somerset, England

Mary

Hobbs

Wife

Married

28

1853

Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

Mabel

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hemington, Somerset, England

James

Hobbs

Son

Single

2

1879

Hemington, Somerset, England

John

Hobbs

Son

Single

0

1881

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Sarah

Ottoway

Housekeeper

Single

45

1836

Gillingham, Kent, England

Augustin

Hearne

Servant

Single

17

1864

Denham, Middlesex, England

Martha

Watkins

Servant

Single

24

1857

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Charles

Cornish

Servant

Single

19

1862

Trudoxhill, Somerset, England

Edwin

Perkins

Servant

Single

19

1862

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

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