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Household of Charles Cleave Wills (born 1829, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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.

Charles Cleave Wills and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Cleave Wills, born in 1829 in Bridgerule, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Charles Cleave was the head of the household, married to Thireza Wills, born in 1834 in Huntshaw, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Bideford, Devon, England), Charles Cleave (born 1865 in Bideford, Devon, England) and John Henry (born 1863 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles Cleave's Servant, Henry (born 1861 in Huntshaw, Devon, England), Charles Cleave's Servant, John (born 1867 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Charles Cleave's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Frithelstock, Devon, England).


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Charles Cleave Wills's household

Male

Charles Cleave

Wills

Head
Female

Thireza

Wills

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter
Male

Charles Cleave

Wills

Son
Male

Henry

Couch

Servant
Male

John

Sanders

Servant
Female

Mary

Bedlar

Servant
Male

John Henry

Wills

Son
First name(s) Charles Cleave
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bridgerule, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles Cleave

Wills

Head

Married

52

1829

Bridgerule, Cornwall, England

Thireza

Wills

Wife

Married

47

1834

Huntshaw, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bideford, Devon, England

Charles Cleave

Wills

Son

Single

16

1865

Bideford, Devon, England

Henry

Couch

Servant

Single

20

1861

Huntshaw, Devon, England

John

Sanders

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bideford, Devon, England

Mary

Bedlar

Servant

Single

21

1860

Frithelstock, Devon, England

John Henry

Wills

Son

Single

18

1863

Bideford, Devon, England

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