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Household of John W Abbey (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 W Abbey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Abbey, born in 1822 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Jane Abbey, born in 1820 in Welbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1856 in Darlington, Durham, England), Mary (born 1858 in Darlington, Durham, England), Annie (born 1859 in Darlington, Durham, England), Helen (born 1860 in Darlington, Durham, England), William (born 1863 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Charles H (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Servant, Grace Russell, born in 1866 in Stapleton, Yorkshire, England.


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John W Abbey's household

Male

John W

Abbey

Head
Female

Jane

Abbey

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Abbey

Daughter
Female

Mary

Abbey

Daughter
Female

Annie

Abbey

Daughter
Female

Helen

Abbey

Daughter
Male

William

Abbey

Son
Male

Charles H

Abbey

Son
Female

Grace

Russell

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Abbey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Abbey

Head

Married

59

1822

Yorkshire, England

Jane

Abbey

Wife

Married

61

1820

Welbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Abbey

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Abbey

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Darlington, Durham, England

Annie

Abbey

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Darlington, Durham, England

Helen

Abbey

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Abbey

Son

Single

18

1863

Darlington, Durham, England

Charles H

Abbey

Son

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

Grace

Russell

Servant

Single

15

1866

Stapleton, Yorkshire, England

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