1911 Census for Isle Abbotts. Langport Dist 12 307-2 1901 census figures in brackets: No. of males 98 (131); No. of females 106 (134); no. of schedules (houses) 46 (57). 63 men were working on 7 farms – Two Bridges, Manor, Brome’s Northalls, Woodlands, Higher Woodlands and School Farms. 12 women were employed as shirtmakers (prob at the shirt factory in Westport). There were 43 children at the village school.

House Name Rel Age Married Occupation Birthplace Two Bridges John R DARE Hd 38 13yrs Farmer Stoke St Farm Gregory 8 rooms Sarah J Dare Wife 48 North Curry Clifford Dare Son 21 Single Asst on farm Fivehead Lily J Dare Dau 20 Single “ at home “ George W Dare Son 18 Single “ on farm “ Hilda M Dare Dau 12 “ School IAbbotts William J Dare Son 7 “ “ IA Townfield Richard SALWAY Hd 59 33yrs Carpenter/wheelwr Fivehead Cottages ight 5 rooms Eliza Salway Wife 59 Shirtmaker Suffolk Stratford St Mary Edward Salway Son 32 Single Coal miner IA Edith Salway Dau 23 “ Housework IA Townfield Henry James TAPP Hd 30 1yr Carpenter IA Cottages 4 rooms Mabel Ellen Tapp Wife 32 Shropshire Ludlow Lombards Henry Chas TAYLOR Hd 43 17yrs Carter on farm Isle Brewers Cottage 6 rooms Caroline Taylor Wife 36 Fivehead 5 other infants Henry Chas Taylor Jr Son 16 Single ploughboy IA died Emily Taylor Dau 13 “ School “ Kate Taylor Dau 12 “ “ “ Beatrice Taylor Dau 9 “ “ “ Thomas J.O Taylor Son 8 “ “ “ Alice Minnie Taylor Dau 6 “ “ “ Flossie Taylor Dau 5 “ “ “ William John Taylor Son 3 “ “ Kathleen M Taylor Dau 1 “ “ Colliers Samuel TAPP Hd 35 Single Agric implement mkr IA 8 rooms Elizabeth A “ (mother) 61 Widow Somerset Mary Tapp (sister) 22 Single Elem School teacher IA The Laurels Joshua CROCKER Hd 65 28yrs Retired farmer Lincs no issue Swinderby 6 rooms Mary Crocker Wife 64 IA Winnifred R Uttermare niece 27 single USA Illinois Brit parents Fore Street Joseph SEALEY Hd 45 23 yrs Ag labourer Hinton St George 4 rooms Susan Sealey Wife 55 No issue Ilminster James Cross 52 boarder Fishmonger Halse, Som Fore Street Joseph ADAMS Hd 64 34yrs Ag Lab Curry Mallet 2 rooms Ann Adams Wife 63 IA Fore Street Elizabeth BOWEY Hd 49 Widow Charwoman North Curry 4 rooms Florence E Bowey Dau 27 Single North Curry Harry Bowey Son 20 Single Mason’s labourer IA Olive Bowey Dau 11 School “ Edward Bowey Son 8 “ “ Herbert Miller (lodger) 17 “ Ag lab Fivehead Fore Street Mark ADAMS Hd 73 41yrs OAP IA 5 rooms Mary Adams Wife 68 North Curry John Adams Son 34 Single Carter IA Albert Adams Son 25 “ Ag Lab “ Fore Street William CLARKE Hd 37 11 yrs Groom Ilminster 6 rooms Annie Clarke Wife 36 IA Willie Clarke Son 10 School IA Mark Adams (boarder) 68 IA Fore Street Anna PATTEN Hd 76 Single Ret’d shopkeeper IA 7 rooms Ellen Patten (sister) 73 “ “ Fore Street John Huddon ELLETT Hd 47 11 yrs Butcher Broomfield 5 rooms Alice Maud Ellett Wife 38 Lydeard St Lawrence Ivy Maud Ellett Dau 10 School “ Herbert John “ Son 9 “ “ Willie Henry “ Son 7 “ ” Ethel Maud “ Dau 5 “ “ Alice May “ Dau 4 “ “ Beatrice Mary “ Dau 9mo IA Church corner Ellen HEMBROW Hd ? Widow Charwoman Isle Brewers 5 rooms Ellen Hembrow Dau 9 School Sheffield Church corner Wm Woolmington Hd 59 Widower Cowman on farm IA 4 rooms Sydney E “ Son 24 Single Carter “ Church corner Alfred MALE Hd 67 Widower Threshing machine Isle Brewers Danyards Elizabeth MEAR Hd 56 widow Shirtmaker IA 5 rooms William Mear Son 29 Single Building lab “ Albert Mear Son 21 Single Ag lab “ John Mear Son 16 “ “ “ Mary Mear Dau 12 School “ Danyards Arthur ADAMS Hd 33 10yrs Waggoner IA 4 rooms Sarah Adams Wife 30 “ Henry Adams Son 8 School “ Fred “ (brother-in-law) 23 Married Waggoner “ Kate “ (sister-in-law) 26 “ Isle Brewers Danyards Emily DIGHT Hd 63 Widow IA 4 rooms Annie Dight Dau 41 Single Machinist (shirts) “ Manor Farm John HUMPHRY Hd 54 26yrs Farmer IA 11 rooms Gertrude Humphry Wife 53 Curry Mallett Ethel Humphry Dau 26 Single IA John H Humphry Son 23 Single Farmer’s son “ Cecil J Humphry Son 13 School “ Florence Brewer 17 Single Servant Stoke St Gregory Pitts Cottge Benjamin CHORLEY Hd 51 Carter on farm IA 5 rooms Rosa Chorley Wife 53 Shirtmaker “ Lilian Adams stepdr 19 Single Shirtmaker Isle Brewers William Chorley Son 15 Farmwork IA Lucy Chorley Dau 13 School “ House Name Rel Age Married Occupation Birthplace Pitts Cottge Charles SYMES Hd 46 24yrs Cowman Netherbury, Dorset 4 rooms Mary SYMES Wife 47 Fivehead Henry Symes Son 21 Single Horseman on farm IA Beatrice Symes Dau 19 “ Shirt factory “ Brome’s Farm Benjamin BICKNELL Hd 60 20yrs Farmer Swell 8 rooms Rosine Eliz Bicknell Wife 49 Stogursey Minnie Bicknell Dau 18 Single Student IA Thomas “ Son 16 Farmer’s son “ John M “ Son 14 School “ Benjamin “ Son 12 “ “ William “ Son 10 “ “ Elsie Chorley Serv 17 Servant “ Cuffs cottge Elizabeth Ann SYMES Hd 42 Widow Machinist shirts Isle Brewers 3 rooms William Alfred Symes Son 20 Single Blacksmith “ “ Maud Matilda Symes Dau 15 “ Machinist shirts “ “ Ivy Jane Symes Dau 7 school “ “ Frederick G Symes Son 5 “ IA Doris Minnie Symes Dau 3 “ IA Cuffs cottge James PAYNE Hd 64 44yrs Waggoner on farm Fivehead 4 rooms Susan Payne Wife 64 IA 12 children, Percy Payne Son 20 Single Cowman on farm “ 3 died infants Harold Payne Son 17 “ Ag lab “ Gwendoline Payne Dau 8 School “ School Hse Albert E Martindale Hd 42 19yrs Assistant teacher Sheffield 4 rooms Clara Helena “ Wife 46 Head teacher Bristol Gladys Emmeline “ Dau 18 Single School Blackborough The Manse Minnie LANE Hd 41 Single Grocer & Fruiterer Westport Som 5 rooms Henry Drake brother 48 Married Fitter marine eng “ “ Henrietta Drake boarder 42 Single Sub postmistress Corsham Wilts No desc Thomas TAYLOR Hd 42 22yrs Shoe blacksmith Beercrocombe Jessie Taylor Wife 44 Hatch B’champ Edmund John “ Son 19 Single Ag lab IA Albert Taylor Son 18 “ “ “ Lucy Taylor Dau 12 School “ High Street James DAVEY Hd 37 12yrs Ag lab IA 5 rooms Lora Ellen Davey Wife 36 Button holer Isle Brewers George Henry Davey Son 11 School IA Mildred May Davey Dau 9 “ “ William James Davey Son 7 “ “ Edwin Charles Davey Son 4 “ “ Edward Reginald “ Son 2 “ Marsh’s Charles DAVEY Hd 31 5yrs Ag lab North Curry 4 rooms Ida Davey Wife 27 Cork Ireland Rowena Doris Davey Dau 4 School Devonport Marsh’s John HARVARD Hd 62 14yrs Ag lab IA 5 rooms Mary Ann Harvard Wife 43 Twice Dress maker Bath Bessie Parker Dau 18 Single Domestic duties Bath Florence Mary Harvard Dau 10 School IA Northalls Edward Hd 65 33yrs Farmer Stoke St Farm BARRINGTON Gregory 9 rooms Susan Barrington Wife 62 IA Mary Humphry Barr’ton Dau 29 Single Dairy IA Edward Jas Barrington Son 26 “ Farmer “ Sarah Jane Barr’ton Dau 23 “ Dairy “ Hilda May Harvard 14 Servant “ High Street Thomas ADAMS Hd 44 17yrs Ag lab IA 5 rooms Mercy Adams Wife 34 South Perrott Ellen Vile (sister-in-law) 32 “ “ Albert Adams Son 10 School Puckington Mabel Adams Dau 9 “ “ Fred Adams Son 5 “ IA Ellen Vile (niece) 2 Bridgwater High Street Simeon John MEAR Hd 26 3yrs Ag lab IA 3 rooms Bessie Mear Wife 28 Blouse maker Mid Lambrook Charles Mear Son 1 Jane Bailey mother/law 63 Widow Stockland Rumpards Plot Henry ADAMS Hd 89 14yrs Waggoner IA 4 rooms Evelina Adams Wife 33 Curry Mallett Tom Adams Son 13 Ploughboy IA George Adams Son 11 School “ John Adams Son 3 “ Badbury Dairy Wm Edward CLARKE Hd 29 5yrs Dairyman Whitestaunton 8 rooms Elsie Clarke Wife 26 Combe St Nic’las Mary Clarke Dau 3 “ “ William Hughes 17 Dairy asst Unknown Badbury John DAVEY Hd 27 Single Ag lab IA 4 rooms Susan Lawrence sister 38 Widow Collar maker Weston-s-Mare Rose Davey sister 29 Single “ “ Curry Mallett Alice Davey niece 6 School IA Ivy Davey niece 3 Langport Badbury Joseph CROCKER Hd 46 22yrs Carter on farm IA 5 rooms Elizabeth Crocker Wife 46 Isle Brewers Nellie Crocker Dau 21 Single Shirtmaker IA Pollie Crocker Dau 17 “ “ Percy Crocker Son 15 Ag lab “ Roundoak Jane HOOPER Hd 80 Widow OAPensioner Isle Brewers Roundoak Edward HOOPER Hd 25 4yrs Ag lab IA 3 rooms Ada Hooper Wife 24 Fivehead Mary Hooper Dau 3 IA Doras Hooper Dau 1 “ Broadfields Charles PRIDDLE Hd 52 32yrs Dairyman Barrington 5 rooms Elizabeth Priddle Wife 54 Elworthy Som Blanche Mead niece 17 Single Dairy asst Bristol George Lovell 17 Dairy worker Kent Ashford Dairy Albert GRABHAM Hd 34 17yrs Dairyman Chardstock 6 rooms Eliza Grabham Wife 35 “ Wilfred Grabham Son 16 Dairy asst “ Olive Grabham Dau 14 “ “ Ivy Grabham Dau 12 School “ Higher W’lands John PERRIN Hd 28 Single Farmer High Ham 8 rooms Mary Perrin sister 25 Single Dairyworker “ Mary A Perrin mother 65 Widow Ruishton Woodland Justina KEITCH Hd 80 Widow OAPensioner IA

Woodlands George HOOPER Hd 54 34yrs Thatcher IA 4 rooms Emma Hooper Wife 54 Leadmarsh Charles Hooper Son 26 Single Ag lab IA Bedford Hooper Son 17 “ “ James Hooper Son 16 “ “ John Hooper Son 14 “ “ Mabel Hooper Dau 11 School “ Cecil Hooper Son 9 School “ Woodland Fm Edward HUMPHRY Hd 55 31yrs Farmer IA 11 rooms Julie Ann Humphry Wife 55 Curry Mallett Charles Humphry son 26 Single Farmer’s son IA Henry Humphry Son 21 “ “ “ Ann Glide visitor 62 “ Harriet F Buckrell 49 Dom help Chinock Alice Blackmore 15 Servant Ilton School Farm Job CROCKER Hd 50 25yrs Farmer IA 6 rooms Mary Ann Crocker Wife 49 Curry Mallett John Crocker Son 20 Single IA