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Household of John Abson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

John Abson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Abson, born in 1843 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Abson, born in 1843 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Blanche (born 1871 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Percy (born 1873 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Sybil (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Cecil J (born 1880 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ellen Owen, born in 1862 in Wellington, Shropshire, England.


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John Abson's household

Male

John

Abson

Head
Female

Sarah J

Abson

Wife
Female

Blanche

Abson

Daughter
Male

Percy

Abson

Son
Female

Sybil

Abson

Daughter
Male

Cecil J

Abson

Son
Female

Ellen

Owen

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Abson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Abson

Head

Married

38

1843

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Abson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Blanche

Abson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Abson

Son

Single

8

1873

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sybil

Abson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Cecil J

Abson

Son

Single

1

1880

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Owen

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wellington, Shropshire, England

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