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Household of William Abbott (born 1852, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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 Abbott and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Abbott, born in 1852 in Dover, Kent, consisted of 17 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Abbott, born in 1855 in Woodchurch, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1873 in Woodchurch, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Dover, Kent, England) and Henry (born 1879 in Dover, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Rechman (born 1844 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), William's Lodger, Sarah (born 1857 in St Lawrence, Kent, England), William's Lodger, Henry (born 1827 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William's Lodger, Matilda (born 1827 in Chard, Somerset, England), William's Lodger, Charles (born 1822 in Canterbury, Kent, England), William's Lodger, Joshua (born 1837 in Herne, Kent, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1825 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William's Lodger, Fanny (born 1849 in Whitstable, Kent, England), William's Lodger, Robert (born 1868 in Canterbury, Kent, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1874 in Canterbury, Kent, England), William's Lodger, Kate (born 1877 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1833 in Windsor, Buckinghamshire, England).


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William Abbott's household

Male

William

Abbott

Head
Female

Harriet

Abbott

Wife
Male

Richard

Abbott

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Abbott

Daughter
Male

Henry

Abbott

Son
Male

Rechman

Elliss

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Elliss

Lodger
Male

Henry

Clarke

Lodger
Female

Matilda

Clarke

Lodger
Male

Charles

Wilkenson

Lodger
Male

Joshua

Downs

Lodger
Male

William

Stanford

Lodger
Female

Fanny

Holmans

Lodger
Male

Robert

Holmans

Lodger
Male

William

Holmans

Lodger
Female

Kate

Holmans

Lodger
Male

John

Gray

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Abbott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dover, Kent, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Abbott

Head

Married

29

1852

Dover, Kent, England

Harriet

Abbott

Wife

Married

26

1855

Woodchurch, Kent, England

Richard

Abbott

Son

Single

8

1873

Woodchurch, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Abbott

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dover, Kent, England

Henry

Abbott

Son

Single

2

1879

Dover, Kent, England

Rechman

Elliss

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Sarah

Elliss

Lodger

Married

24

1857

St Lawrence, Kent, England

Henry

Clarke

Lodger

Married

54

1827

Brighton, Sussex, England

Matilda

Clarke

Lodger

Married

54

1827

Chard, Somerset, England

Charles

Wilkenson

Lodger

Single

59

1822

Canterbury, Kent, England

Joshua

Downs

Lodger

Widower

44

1837

Herne, Kent, England

William

Stanford

Lodger

Single

56

1825

Brighton, Sussex, England

Fanny

Holmans

Lodger

Widow

32

1849

Whitstable, Kent, England

Robert

Holmans

Lodger

Single

13

1868

Canterbury, Kent, England

William

Holmans

Lodger

Single

7

1874

Canterbury, Kent, England

Kate

Holmans

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Canterbury, Kent, England

John

Gray

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Windsor, Buckinghamshire, England

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