info on Mabbott family - Meadows Nottingham

[Libralady]

Obviously somebody has been telling me porkies then, nobody to ask to check on this info, as everybody who would know is now deceased..........thankyou for help - Libralady

[KGarrad]

In my personal experience, family tales should be treated with a huge amount of salt!

There's usually a nugget of truth in there somewhere; but the details get mixed up somewhere along the line.

[Libralady]

That family have never been known for their truthfulness, but more than one person have commented on the 20 children born in the Meadows to this family......The story went that they lived in 2 houses and the Mabbotts along with the next door neighbours both had 19 children each, then, Old lady Mabbott had a 20th and the neighbour stopped talking to her as she felt outdone by her having 1 child more than her - I have always been curious to find out who they all are, pity this site did not exist years ago........Maybe it is just a story, maybe not, but we will never know now as everybody concerned is deceased.......thanks for your help, Libralady.........

[KGarrad]

I'm at the library today - so I can check census images

1871 the family are living at 17 Queen's Place. Lee family at 16; Wilson at 18.
There is a Frederick Mabbott(25) with wife Caroline(26) at number 11.

1881 has an Elliott family on 1 side and a Chadwick (Curate) on the other side.

1891 has the family at 3 St John's Church Yard.
William(23) and Charlotte(23), with sons John(4) and Walter(2) at no. 1 together with grandfather Joseph Worthington(76).

1901 sees John & Harriett at 7 Manchester Street.
Peet family on 1 side; Webb family on the other.


1861 Census
Class: RG 9; Piece: 410; Folio: 40; Page: 22;
7 F(?) Walmer Terrace, Plumstead, Kent

Mabbott, John  Head  M  23 General Labourer  b Bingham, Nottinghamshire
Mabbott, Harriett  Wife  F  23  b Bingham

[rosie99]

I can't give details from the 1911 census but if you look at Harrietts entry you will see how many children she supposedly had 

[Libralady]

Thankyou for your help - much appreciated, maybe I will get to the bottom of it one day.......Libralady..

[KGarrad]

Could it be that the story doesn't relate to the Mabbutts, but another branch of the family?
The mother's or grandmother's family perhaps?

[Libralady]

K Garrad - No it is definitely them, a right rum lot they all are too, thanks again for your help.....Libralady

[larkspur]

There are only 8 baptisms for children of John and Harriet Mabbott on NFHS. The names are a match - apart from frederick- to the names posted by KGarrad
John Mabbott born 6 July 1872 and baptised 11 July 1875 at Nottingham, St John. Abode 6 Bath Place, father a traveller. Other addresses Leenside ( 2 Kids) and  Queens Place these 4 kids baptised at St Marys  father a sawyer.

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