See also

Family of William Ablitt and Eliza Howlett

Husband: William Ablitt

  • Name:

  • William Ablitt3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Ablitt (1797?-1867)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Soar (1801?-1864?)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carpenter2 4 5

  • Birth:

  • 16 May 1824

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England6 3 2 4 5 7

  •  

  • son of James and Elizabeth Ablet of Needham Market

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 17)

  • Church Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 14, living with parents, four siblings and a cousin. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 26)

  • Back Lane, Barking, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • head of the household aged 26 married, carpenter journeyman living with his wife and a son. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 36)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • head of the household aged 37 married, carpenter living with his wife and five children. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 46)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carpenter and living with his wife Eliza, daughters Isabella, Rosa, Agness (sic) and Jane, sons William and Charles, and granddaughter Ellen. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q4 1879 (age 55)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England7

Wife: Eliza Howlett

  • Name:

  • Eliza Howlett1 2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • servant8

  • Birth:

  • 1825 (app)

  • Dickleburgh, Norfolk, England2 5 9

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 25-26)

  • Back Lane, Barking, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • wife aged 26 married, living with her husband and a son. Born in Dickleburgh, Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 35-36)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • wife aged 37 married, living with her husband and five children. Born in Dickleburgh, Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 46)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband William, daughters Isabella, Rosa, Agness (sic) and Jane, sons William and Charles, and granddaughter Ellen. Born in Dickleburgh Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 56)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • widowed head of the household living with her sons William and Charles. Born in Dickleburgh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 65-66)

  • Alms Houses, Needham Market, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • head of the household aged 66 widow, living alone in two rooms. Born in Dickleburgh, Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 75-76)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • head of the household aged 76 widow, living alone on own means in two rooms. Born in Dickleburgh, Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 85-86)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 86 widow, retired servant living alone in two rooms. Born in Dickleburgh, Norfolk, seven children alive, one died

  • Death:

  • Q1 1912 (age 87)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England12

Child 1: Joseph Arthur Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Joseph Arthur Ablitt13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1849

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England13 2

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 1)

  • Back Lane, Barking, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son as Arthur aged 1, living with parents. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 11-12)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son as Arthur aged 12, attending school and living with parents and four siblings. Born in Needham Suffolk

Child 2: Harriett Isabella Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Harriett Isabella Ablitt14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (2):

  • Cornelius Brown (1851?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker5

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1851

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England14 4 5 15 16 17 18 19

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 9)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter as Isabella aged 10, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 19)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Isabella working as a dressmaker and living with her parents William and Eliza, sisters Rosa, Agness (sic) and Jane, brothers William and Charles, and niece Ellen. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 29)

  • Barking Road, Needham Market, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • married wife as Isabella living with her husband Cornelius, daughters Ellen, Alice and Catherine, and sons Walter and William. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 40)

  • Hawks Mill Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • married wife as Isabella living with her husband Cornelius, sons Walter, William and George, and daughter Cate. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 56)

  • Westborne Terrace, Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Cornelius, and son Albert. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 60)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Cornelius, son Albert, and a boarder. Born in Needham Market Suffolk and married for forty years with eight children, six of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 69 yrs 8 mns)

  • Lloyds Bank, Coddenham Road, Needham Market, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in four rooms with her husband Cornelius, son Albert and daughter-in-law Kathleen. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

Child 3: Rosella Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Rosella Ablitt4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Rosa

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • servant5

  • Birth:

  • 1855 (app)

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England4 5

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 5-6)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 5, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 17)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Rosa working as a servant and living with her parents William and Eliza, sisters Isabella, Agness (sic) and Jane, brothers William and Charles, and niece Ellen. Born in Needham Suffolk

Child 4: Agnes Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Agnes Ablitt20 4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • servant5

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1856

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England20 4 5

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 4)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 5, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 14)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter as Agness (sic) working as a servant and living with her parents William and Eliza, sisters Isabella, Rosa and Jane, brothers William and Charles, and niece Ellen. Born in Needham Suffolk

Child 5: William Oscar Ablitt

  • Name:

  • William Oscar Ablitt21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • tailor / tailoress5 9

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1859

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England21 4 5 9

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 1-2)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 2, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 12)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son working as a tailor's apprentice and living with his parents William and Eliza, sisters Isabella, Rosa, Agness (sic) and Jane, brother Charles, and niece Ellen. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 22)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a tailor and living with his widowed mother Eliza, and brother Charles. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 14 Sep 1887

  • Needham Market Horticultural Association, Uvedale Hall, Needham Market, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • won first prize best wild flower nosegay (a small bouquet) with best device (note Lewis Simpson, his son Horace, grandson Walter? and cousin James Simpson also competed in this show)

Child 6: Charles Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Charles Ablitt23 24

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Harriett Clement (1864-1923)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carpenter, lamp sappamer? then a handyman9 25 26 27 28 29

  • Birth:

  • 2 Dec 1863

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England23 5 9 25 26 27 28 29

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 7)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents William and Eliza, sisters Isabella, Rosa, Agness (sic) and Jane, brother William, and niece Ellen. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 17)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a carpenter and living with his widowed mother Eliza, and brother William. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 27)

  • 44 Canbury Park Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England25

  •  

  • married son-in-law working as a lamp sappamer (sic) and living with his in-laws Robert and Harriet Clement, brother-in-law Robert Clement, sisters-in-law Louisa and Mary Clement, his wife Harriett, and his daughters Lilian and Evelyn. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 36)

  • 4 Burlington Mews East, Paddington, London, England26

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carpenter and living in four rooms with his wife Harriett, daughters Lilian and Violet, and son Charles. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 47)

  • 4 Burlington Mews East, Paddington, London, England27

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carpenter on shop fittings and living in four rooms with his wife Harriett, daughters Maud, Ethel and Ivy, and son Charles. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Witness:

  • 25 Nov 1917 (age 53)

  • Charles Ablitt witnessed the marriage of Frederick Percy Quinault and Violet Ethel Ablitt on Sunday on 25 November 1917 at St. Stephen's Church, Westbourne Park Road, Paddington, London, England

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 56 yrs 6 mns)

  • 4 Burlington Mews East, Paddington, London, England28

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a handy-man (paperhanging, decorating, carpenter) on his own account and living in four rooms with his wife Harriett, and daughter Ivy. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 75)

  • 4 Burlington Mews East, Paddington, London, England29

  •  

  • a widowed carpenter living with his daughter Ivy, his future son-in-law John Burgess, married daughter Violet Quinault, and son-in-law Frederick Quinault. Born on 2nd December 1862

  • Death:

  • Q1 1944 (age 81)

  • Brentford "Registration District", Middlesex, England24

Child 7: Jane Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Jane Ablitt30

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Spencer Howlett (1865-1935)

  • Birth:

  • 27 Mar 1867

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England30 5 31 32 33 34 35 36

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 4)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents William and Eliza, sisters Isabella, Rosa and Agness (sic), brothers William and Charles, and niece Ellen. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 14)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England37

  •  

  • an unmarried general servant living with widowed Ann Haggar. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 24)

  • 11 Seal Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, England32

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband William, daughter May, and son William. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 34)

  • 14 Sansom Road, Leyton, Essex, England33

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband William, daughters Agnes, Rose, Florence and Isabella, sons William and Albert, and a visitor. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 44)

  • 14 Sansom Road, Leyton, Essex, England34

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband William, sons William, Albert and Harold, daughters Agnes, Jennie, Florence and Isabella, and a boarder. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 54 yrs 3 mns)

  • 14 Sansom Road, Leyton, Essex, England35

  •  

  • married head of the household doing home duties and living in four rooms with son Albert, and daughters Florence and Isabella. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 72)

  • Nelly Dene, Wingleyte Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, England36

  •  

  • widowed and incapacitated and living with her son-in-law Albert Pope, her daughter Agnes, and granddaughters Dorothy and Megan. Born on 27th March 1867

  • Death:

  • Q1 1940 (age 72)

  • Romford "Registration District", Essex, England38

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England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1797 folio:413 page:30.

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14.

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England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1463 folio:131 page:6 schedule:43. Cit. Date: 12 October 2023.

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England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:25 page:21 schedule:159. Cit. Date: 12 October 2023.

18.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10776 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10 schedule:84. Cit. Date: 12 October 2023.

19.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9375 registration district:211 sub-district:1 enumeration district:10 schedule:138. Cit. Date: 12 October 2023.

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England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1856 quarter:4 volume:4a page:481. Cit. Date: 30 June 2017.

21.

Ibid. Bosmere 1859 quarter:2 volume:4a page:558. Cit. Date: 30 June 2017.

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25.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:610 folio:68 page:18 schedule:113. Cit. Date: 19 October 2025.

26.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:10 folio:74 page:1 schedule:2. Cit. Date: 19 October 2025.

27.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:47 class:RG78 piece:2 registration district:1 sub-district:2 enumeration district:7 schedule:5. Cit. Date: 19 October 2025.

28.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:47 registration district:1 sub-district:2 enumeration district:7 schedule:203. Cit. Date: 19 October 2025.

29.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0432H page:9 line:4 letter code:APQA. Cit. Date: 20 October 2025.

30.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1867 quarter:2 volume:4a page:587. Cit. Date: 11 October 2023.

31.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:265 folio:28 page:2 schedule:218. Cit. Date: 26 November 2024.

32.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:673 folio:132 page:41 schedule:260. Cit. Date: 26 November 2024.

33.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1614 folio:45 page:38 schedule:248. Cit. Date: 26 November 2024.

34.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9628 class:RG78 piece:512 registration district:188 sub-district:8 enumeration district:23 schedule:194. Cit. Date: 26 November 2024.

35.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:8569 registration district:188 sub-district:9 enumeration district:11 schedule:264. Cit. Date: 26 November 2024.

36.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1516H page:6 line:36 letter code:DCAE. Cit. Date: 29 November 2024.

37.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1863 folio:80 page:12 schedule:246. Cit. Date: 26 November 2024.

38.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1940 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1223. Cit. Date: 1 December 2024.