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Household of William J C Abbott (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 J C Abbott and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J C Abbott, born in 1838 in , consisted of 7 members. William J C was the head of the household, married to Bessie Fraser Abbott, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; William C (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maud U S (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William J C's Mother-In-Law, Mary Y (born 1801 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William J C's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William J C's Servant, Elizabeth H (born 1862 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William J C Abbott's household

Male

William J C

Abbott

Head
Female

Bessie Fraser

Abbott

Wife
Male

William C

Abbott

Son
Female

Maud U S

Abbott

Daughter
Female

Mary Y

Watson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Campbell

Servant
Female

Elizabeth H

Pearson

Servant
First name(s) William J C
Last name Abbott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J C

Abbott

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Bessie Fraser

Abbott

Wife

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William C

Abbott

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maud U S

Abbott

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Y

Watson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Pearson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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