Name:
Maria Abbot1
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
1841, 1841 Census for Household of Maria Hodge in Marystow, Devon
1861, 1861 Census for Household of Maria Hodge in Plymouth, Devon
Birth:
1811
Parent:
24 Oct 1832 (age 20-21)
Baptism of daughter Mary Anne
Their son Henry who was 3 was almost certainly there but who else was present is not known.
Parent:
30 Sep 1834 (age 22-23)
Baptism of son Henry
They almost certainly took Henry's elder sister Mary. Who else was there is not known.
Parent:
16 Oct 1836 (age 24-25)
Baptism of son Samuel
Spouse:
30 Jan 1837 (age 25-26)
Her husband Henry was buried in St Mary the Virgin churchyard
After Henry's death Maria moved to Plymouth.
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 29-30)
Marystow, Devon5
The household consisted of Maria, her three childen Mary (age 8), Henry (age 6) and Samuel (age 4), and Mary Gale (age 70) who may have been related to Maria.
Occupation:
frm 1842 to 1883 (age 30-72)
laundress; Plymouth, Devon
Sometime after the 1841 census she moved to Plymouth with her son and found accommodation in Green Street where she started work as a laundress.
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 49-50)
Plymouth, Devon2
Address: 22 Green Street
They shared the house with 11 other families. In all 47 people lived there. Maria is working as a laundress. No occupation is recorded for Henry.
Son's marriage:
17 Oct 1861 (age 49-50)
Marriage of son Henry to Fanny Georgina Knighton
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 59-60)
Plymouth, Devon3
Address: 21 Green Street
She was living by herself and working as a laundress. She shared the house with 9 other families. In all 30 people lived there.
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 69-70)
Plymouth, Devon4
Address: 21 Green Street
The household consisted of Maria who was working as a laundress and her son Samuel who was working as a labourer. They shared the house with 5 other families. In all 20 people lived there.
Death:
1884 (age 73)
Plymouth, Devon6
1831, Register Entry for Marriage of Henry Hodge and Maria Abbot
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
31 Jul 1831 (age 19-20)
St Mary the Virgin Church1
Address: Marystow, Devon
The relationship of the witnesses to the couple is not known. Members of the couple's families may have been there.
Parish Register for Marriage of Henry Hodge and Maria Abbot, St Mary the Virgin, Marystow, Devon, 31 July 1831, Plymouth and West Devon Record Office.
1861 England and Wales census, 22 Green Street, Plymouth, Devon, RG9/1435, Polio 114, Page 34, Schedule 177a, head of household: Maria Hodge, National Archives.
1871 England and Wales census, 21 Green Street, Plymouth, Devon, head of household: Maria Hodge, National Archives.
1881 England and Wales census, 21 Green Street, Plymouth, Devon, RG11/2192, Folio 39, Page 22, Schedule 121, head of household: Maria Hodge, National Archives.
1841 England and Wales census, Marystow, Devon, HO107/233, Book 1, Folio 8, Page 9, Household 4, head of household: Maria Hodge, National Archives.
England and Wales Death Registration Index, Maria Hodge, Q1 1884, Plymouth, Vol. 5b, Page 172, General Register Office.