See also

Family of Robert Ablitt and Sophia Groom

Husband: Robert Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Robert Ablitt2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Ablitt (1797?-1867)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Soar (1801?-1864?)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer and a brewery labourer4,5,6,7,8,9

  • Birth:

  • 4 Sep 1833

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Apr 1835 (age 1)

  • Independent (Congregational) Church, Needham Market, Suffolk, England3,10,11

  •  

  • son of James Ablitt and Elizabeth of Needham

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 7)

  • Church Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • aged 6, living with parents, four siblings and a cousin. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 17)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 17 unmarried, agricultural labourer living with parents and five siblings. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 27)

  • Hawks Mill Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • head of the household aged 27 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife and three children. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 37)

  • Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son-in-law aged 38 married, labourer in a brewery living with his wife and four children in her father's house. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 47)

  • Church Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Sophia, sons John and Frank, daughter Eliza, and grandson Arthur. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 57)

  • Creeting St. Olaves, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as a farm labourer and living with sons John and Frances, daughter Eliza, and grandsons Arthur and Thomas. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 68)

  • Hawks Mill Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with son Frank, and (grand)son Arthur. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1906 (age 69)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England12

Wife: Sophia Groom

  • Name:

  • Sophia Groom1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1836 (app)

  • Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England5,7

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 24-25)

  • Hawks Mill Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • wife aged 25 married, living with her husband and three children. Born in Creeting St. Mary Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 34-35)

  • Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter aged 35 married, living with her father James Groom, her husband and four children. Born in Creeting St. Mary Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 44)

  • Church Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Robert, sons John and Frank, daughter Eliza, and grandson Arthur. Born in Creeting Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Sep 1890 (age 55)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England13,14,15

  • Burial:

  • 12 Sep 1890

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England14,15

  •  

  • aged 55 of Creeting St. Mary

Child 1: Mary Elizabeth Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Mary Elizabeth Ablitt16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1857

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England5,16

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 3-4)

  • Hawks Mill Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter aged 4, living with parents and two siblings. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 13-14)

  • Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • granddaughter aged 14 unmarried, living with parents and three siblings in a grandfather's house. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

Child 2: Eliza Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Eliza Ablitt17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1858

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England5,17

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 2)

  • Hawks Mill Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter aged 2, living with parents and two siblings. Born in Needham Suffolk

Child 3: Robert Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Robert Ablitt18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1860

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England5,18

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 0)

  • Hawks Mill Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son aged 6 months, living with parents and two siblings. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 10)

  • Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • grandson aged 11, attending school and living with parents and three siblings in a grandfather's house. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

Child 4: James Henry Ablitt

  • Name:

  • James Henry Ablitt19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1863

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England6,19

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 7)

  • Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • grandson aged 8, attending school and living with parents and three siblings in a grandfather's house. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

Child 5: Louisa Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Louisa Ablitt20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Tomlin (1866-1951)

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1867

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England6,20

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 3-4)

  • Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • granddaughter aged 4, attending school and living with parents and three siblings in a grandfather's house. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

Child 6: John Ablitt

  • Name:

  • John Ablitt21,22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Ann Jackaman (1873-1953)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer8,23,24

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1871

  • Creeting, Suffolk, England7,8,21,23,24

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Battisford Suffolk, 1911 census says born in Needham Market

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 10)

  • Church Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Robert and Sophia, brother Frank, sister Eliza, and nephew Arthur. Born in Creeting Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 19)

  • Creeting St. Olaves, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a farm labourer and living with his widowed father Robert, brother Frances, sister Eliza, and nephews Arthur and Thomas. Born in Creeting Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 28)

  • Brick Kiln, Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an ordinary agricultural labourer and living with his wife Mary Ann. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 38)

  • Battisford, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • married son-in-law working as a farm labourer and living with his widowed mother-in-law Mary Ann Jackaman, and his wife Mary Ann. Born in Needham Market

  • Death:

  • Q3 1913 (age 42)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England22

Child 7: Eliza Ablitt

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Spouse: John Hart

  • Name:

  • Eliza Ablitt25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (2):

  • John Hart (1860-1937)

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1873

  • Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England7,8,25,26,27,28

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 7)

  • Church Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Robert and Sophia, brothers John and Frank, and nephew Arthur. Born in Creeting Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 17)

  • Creeting St. Olaves, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living with her widowed father Robert, brothers John and Frances, nephew Arthur, and her son Thomas. Born in Creeting Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 30)

  • Hill Farm, Workhouse Lane, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband John, step-daughter Frances, daughter Lilian, and sons William and James. Born in Creeting St. Mary Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 39)

  • near Wakerings, Great Leighs, Essex, England27

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband John, sons William, Robert, Frank, Henry and Leonard, and daughters Lilian and Mary Ann. Born in Creeting St. Mary Suffolk and married for nineteen years with twelve children, eight of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 48 yrs 8 mns)

  • Parsonage Down, Great Dunmow, Essex, England28

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband John, sons Robert, Leonard and David, and daughter Mary Ann. Born in Creeting Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1928 (age 54)

  • Dunmow "Registration District", Essex, England29

Child 8: Frank William Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Frank William Ablitt30,31

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Harriet Groom (1875-1953)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shepherd9

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1876

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England7,8,9,30

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Creeting

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 4)

  • Church Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Robert and Sophia, brother John, sister Eliza, and nephew Arthur. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 14)

  • Creeting St. Olaves, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son as Frances living with his father Robert, brother John, sister Eliza, and nephews Arthur and Thomas. Born in Creeting Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 24)

  • Hawks Mill Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a shepherd on a farm and living with his widowed father Robert, and nephew Arthur. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q4 1908 (age 32)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England31

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1857 quarter:2 volume:4a page:698. Cit. Date: 8 December 2022.

2.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1018 folio:13 page:19.

3.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Needham Market Independent baptisms film:J/419/9 sec:4452. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

4.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1797 folio:394 page:42.

5.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1158 folio:57 page:22.

6.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1745 folio:15 page:21.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1863 folio:84 page:20 schedule:295. Cit. Date: 22 April 2022.

8.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1463 folio:101 page:23 schedule:6. Cit. Date: 15 November 2019.

9.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1770 folio:57 page:16 schedule:85. Cit. Date: 22 April 2022.

10.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C07854-1 sys:England-ODM film:825407 (RG4 4452).

11.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Needham Market Independent baptism register FK3/17/1/2 second part. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1906 quarter:1 volume:4a page:565.

13.

Ibid. Bosmere 1890 quarter:3 volume:4a page:416.

14.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy). Cit. Date: 21 January 2017.

15.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1857 quarter:2 volumne:4a page:547. Cit. Date: 21 November 2019.

17.

Ibid. Bosmere 1858 quarter:3 volumne:4a page:482. Cit. Date: 21 November 2019.

18.

Ibid. Bosmere 1860 quarter:4 volume:4a page:491. Cit. Date: 8 December 2022.

19.

Ibid. Bosmere 1863 quarter:3 volume:4a page:512. Cit. Date: 8 December 2022.

20.

Ibid. Bosmere 1867 quarter:2 volume:4a page:586. Cit. Date: 8 December 2022.

21.

Ibid. Bosmere 1871 quarter:2 volume:4a page:593. Cit. Date: 8 December 2022.

22.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1913 quarter:3 volume:4a page:902. Cit. Date: 24 March 2023.

23.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1770 folio:24 page:19 schedule:147. Cit. Date: 24 July 2023.

24.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10767 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:120. Cit. Date: 24 July 2023.

25.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1873 quarter:3 volume:4a page:567. Cit. Date: 8 December 2022.

26.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1760 folio:70 page:1 schedule:1. Cit. Date: 11 December 2022.

27.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10073 class:RG78 piece:530 registration district:194 sub-district:3 enumeration district:8 schedule:44. Cit. Date: 9 December 2022.

28.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:9253 registration district:202 sub-district:1 enumeration district:4, 5, 6 schedule:97. Cit. Date: 8 December 2022.

29.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Dunmow 1928 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1021. Cit. Date: 12 December 2022.

30.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1876 quarter:4 volume:4a page:618. Cit. Date: 19 July 2017.

31.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1908 quarter:4 volume:4a page:503. Cit. Date: 23 June 2022.