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Household of James Abbott (born 1852, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 1852 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Abbott, born in 1853 in Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Tom (born 1872 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1874 in Ince, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Lilian (born 1879 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude Emma (born 1880 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ellen Ann Bithell, born in 1868 in Ince, Lancashire, England.


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James Abbott's household

Male

James

Abbott

Head
Female

Emma

Abbott

Wife
Male

Tom

Abbott

Son
Male

George

Abbott

Son
Male

James

Abbott

Son
Female

Lilian

Abbott

Daughter
Female

Gertrude Emma

Abbott

Daughter
Female

Ellen Ann

Bithell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Abbott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Abbott

Head

Married

29

1852

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Abbott

Wife

Married

28

1853

Derbyshire, England

Tom

Abbott

Son

Single

9

1872

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

George

Abbott

Son

Single

7

1874

Ince, Lancashire, England

James

Abbott

Son

Single

4

1877

Ince, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Abbott

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ince, Lancashire, England

Gertrude Emma

Abbott

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ince, Lancashire, England

Ellen Ann

Bithell

Servant

Single

13

1868

Ince, Lancashire, England

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