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Household of William Abley (born 1841, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Abley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Abley, born in 1841 in Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Abley, born in 1846 in Guilden Sutton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; John J (born 1866 in Hoole, Cheshire, England), William Hy (born 1867 in Hoole, Cheshire, England), Jessie M (born 1871 in Guilden Sutton, Cheshire, England), Edwin Thos (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Edith A (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, William (born 1822 in Cheshire, England) and William's Lodger, Alfred (born 1859 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Abley's household

Male

William

Abley

Head
Female

Ann

Abley

Wife
Male

John J

Abley

Son
Male

William Hy

Abley

Son
Female

Jessie M

Abley

Daughter
Male

Edwin Thos

Abley

Son
Female

Edith A

Abley

Daughter
Male

William

Anderton

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Abley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Abley

Head

Married

40

1841

Shropshire, England

Ann

Abley

Wife

Married

35

1846

Guilden Sutton, Cheshire, England

John J

Abley

Son

Single

15

1866

Hoole, Cheshire, England

William Hy

Abley

Son

Single

14

1867

Hoole, Cheshire, England

Jessie M

Abley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Guilden Sutton, Cheshire, England

Edwin Thos

Abley

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edith A

Abley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

William

Anderton

Lodger

Widower

59

1822

Cheshire, England

Alfred

Williams

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

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