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Household of Matthew Abel (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Matthew Abel and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Abel, born in 1840 in Hampstead, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Harriett Abel, born in 1841 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Matthew (born 1864 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1866 in Plaistow, Essex, England), William (born 1870 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Sidney (born 1875 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Annie (born 1878 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Canning Town, Essex, England).


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Matthew Abel's household

Male

Matthew

Abel

Head
Female

Harriett

Abel

Wife
Male

Matthew

Abel

Son
Female

Ada

Abel

Daughter
Male

William

Abel

Son
Male

Arthur

Abel

Son
Male

Sidney

Abel

Son
Female

Annie

Abel

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Abel

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Abel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Abel

Head

Married

41

1840

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Abel

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Matthew

Abel

Son

Single

17

1864

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Ada

Abel

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Plaistow, Essex, England

William

Abel

Son

Single

11

1870

Canning Town, Essex, England

Arthur

Abel

Son

Single

8

1873

Canning Town, Essex, England

Sidney

Abel

Son

Single

6

1875

Canning Town, Essex, England

Annie

Abel

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Canning Town, Essex, England

Frederick

Abel

Son

Single

0

1881

Canning Town, Essex, England

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