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Household of Charles Wills (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Wills and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Wills, born in 1847 in Dunsford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wills, born in 1853 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Ann M (born 1873 in Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England), Charles (born 1877 in Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England), William G (born 1879 in Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Father In Law, Robert (born 1821 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England) and Charles's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1857 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England).


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Charles Wills's household

Male

Charles

Wills

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife
Female

Ann M

Wills

Daughter
Male

Charles

Wills

Son
Male

William G

Wills

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bailey

Father In Law
Male

Thomas

Bailey

Brother In Law
First name(s) Charles
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dunsford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Wills

Head

Married

34

1847

Dunsford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife

Married

28

1853

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Ann M

Wills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England

Charles

Wills

Son

Single

4

1877

Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England

William G

Wills

Son

Single

2

1879

Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England

Robert

Bailey

Father In Law

Widower

60

1821

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Thomas

Bailey

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

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