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Household of James Abbott (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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.

James Abbott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Abbott, born in 1839 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriett Abbott, born in 1841 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1863 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Elizabeth J (born 1865 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), James (born 1870 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Tom (born 1877 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and Fred (born 1880 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, William Macey, born in 1803 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.


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James Abbott's household

Male

James

Abbott

Head
Female

Harriett

Abbott

Wife
Male

William H

Abbott

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Abbott

Daughter
Male

James

Abbott

Son
Male

Tom

Abbott

Son
Male

Fred

Abbott

Son
Male

William

Macey

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Abbott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Abbott

Head

Married

42

1839

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Harriett

Abbott

Wife

Married

40

1841

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William H

Abbott

Son

Single

18

1863

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Abbott

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

James

Abbott

Son

Single

11

1870

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Tom

Abbott

Son

Single

4

1877

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Fred

Abbott

Son

Single

1

1880

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William

Macey

Father In Law

Widower

78

1803

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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