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Household of William Henry Abbott (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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 Henry Abbott and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henry Abbott, born in 1843 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William Henry was the head of the household, married to Hortence Abbott, born in 1841 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. They had 7 children; May (born 1869 in Bideford, Devon, England), Charles William (born 1871 in Bideford, Devon, England), Maude (born 1872 in Bideford, Devon, England), Alfred James (born 1875 in Bideford, Devon, England), John Henry (born 1877 in Bideford, Devon, England), Jessey (born 1879 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Henry's Mother In Law, Mary Garrick, born in 1805 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.


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William Henry Abbott's household

Male

William Henry

Abbott

Head
Female

Hortence

Abbott

Wife
Female

May

Abbott

Daughter
Male

Charles William

Abbott

Son
Female

Maude

Abbott

Daughter
Male

Alfred James

Abbott

Son
Male

John Henry

Abbott

Son
Female

Jessey

Abbott

Daughter
Male

Frank

Abbott

Son
Female

Mary

Garrick

Mother In Law
First name(s) William Henry
Last name Abbott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Henry

Abbott

Head

Married

38

1843

Bideford, Devon, England

Hortence

Abbott

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

May

Abbott

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bideford, Devon, England

Charles William

Abbott

Son

Single

10

1871

Bideford, Devon, England

Maude

Abbott

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bideford, Devon, England

Alfred James

Abbott

Son

Single

6

1875

Bideford, Devon, England

John Henry

Abbott

Son

Single

4

1877

Bideford, Devon, England

Jessey

Abbott

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bideford, Devon, England

Frank

Abbott

Son

Single

0

1881

Bideford, Devon, England

Mary

Garrick

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

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