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Household of William Abbey (born 1840, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Abbey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Abbey, born in 1840 in East Dereham, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Abbey, born in 1847 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1868 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Sidney (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Annie (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother To Head, Alfred (born 1839 in East Dereham, Norfolk, England) and William's Nephew To Head, Walter (born 1869 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).


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William Abbey's household

Male

William

Abbey

Head
Female

Mary

Abbey

Wife
Male

Samuel

Abbey

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Abbey

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Abbey

Son
Male

John

Abbey

Son
Female

Annie

Abbey

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Abbey

Brother To Head
Male

Walter

Abbey

Nephew To Head
First name(s) William
Last name Abbey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Abbey

Head

Married

41

1840

East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Mary

Abbey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Samuel

Abbey

Son

Single

13

1868

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Abbey

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Abbey

Son

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John

Abbey

Son

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Annie

Abbey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Abbey

Brother To Head

Widower

42

1839

East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Walter

Abbey

Nephew To Head

Single

12

1869

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

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