JAMES ABBOTT in Dorset in the 1881 Census

Details of JAMES ABBOTT of CHARMOUTH STREET, CHARMOUTH (DORSET), Dorset, England

First name(s): JAMES
Last name: ABBOTT
Relationship: WIFES FATHER
Marital status: WIDOWER
Gender: Male
Age: 81
Birth year: 1800
Occupation: BLACKSMITH
Birth town: Branscombe
Birth county: Devon
Birth place: England
Street: CHARMOUTH STREET
Town: —
Parish: CHARMOUTH (DORSET)
County: Dorset
Country: England
Registration district: AXMINSTER

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) WILLIAM	Last name GORDGE	Relationship HEAD	Marital status MARRIED	Gender Male	Age 69	Birth year 1812	Occupation TAILOR	Birth place Charmouth, Dorset, England
First name(s) MARY	Last name GORDGE	Relationship WIFE	Marital status MARRIED	Gender Female	Age 52	Birth year 1829	Occupation LAUNDRESS	Birth place Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
First name(s) HARRY	Last name GORDGE	Relationship SON	Marital status SINGLE	Gender Male	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation SERVANT	Birth place Charmouth, Dorset, England
First name(s) FRANK	Last name GORDGE	Relationship SON	Marital status SINGLE	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation SCHOLAR	Birth place Charmouth, Dorset, England
First name(s) TOM	Last name GORDGE	Relationship SON	Marital status SINGLE	Gender Male	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation SCHOLAR	Birth place Charmouth, Dorset, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole ABBOTT family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes JAMES ABBOTT and 5 other people

ABBOTT family summary

NAME: JAMES ABBOTT
BORN: 1800
BIRTH COUNTY: Devon
ADDRESS IN 1881: CHARMOUTH (DORSET), Dorset, England