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Household of Benjamin Wills (born 1837, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Redruth, Cornwall, England
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Benjamin Wills and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wills, born in 1837 in Helstone, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary J Wills, born in 1842 in Cornwall, England. They had 9 children; William E (born 1863 in Cornwall, England), Benjamin (born 1865 in Cornwall, England), Martha (born 1866 in Cornwall, England), Herbert (born 1868 in Cornwall, England), Mary Ellen (born 1871 in Cornwall, England), John A (born 1873 in Cornwall, England), Joseph H (born 1875 in Cornwall, England), Ernest C (born 1877 in Cornwall, England) and Sydney (born 1880 in Cornwall, England).
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Benjamin Wills's household
Benjamin
Wills
Head
Mary J
Wills
Wife
William E
Wills
Son
Benjamin
Wills
Son
Martha
Wills
Daughter
Herbert
Wills
Son
Mary Ellen
Wills
Daughter
John A
Wills
Son
Joseph H
Wills
Son
Ernest C
Wills
Son
Sydney
Wills
Son
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Wills |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Helstone, Cornwall, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Wills | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Helstone, Cornwall, England | |
Mary J | Wills | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Cornwall, England | |
William E | Wills | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Cornwall, England | |
Benjamin | Wills | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Cornwall, England | |
Martha | Wills | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Cornwall, England | |
Herbert | Wills | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Cornwall, England | |
Mary Ellen | Wills | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Cornwall, England | |
John A | Wills | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Cornwall, England | |
Joseph H | Wills | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Cornwall, England | |
Ernest C | Wills | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Cornwall, England | |
Sydney | Wills | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Cornwall, England |
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