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Household of Charles Wills (born 1855, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Wills, born in 1855 in Purtington, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Wills, born in 1856 in Dorset, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Purtington, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Purtington, Somerset, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Purtington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Brother In Law, Samuel Wills, born in 1862 in Dorset, England.


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Charles Wills's household

Male

Charles

Wills

Head
Female

Charlotte

Wills

Wife
Male

John

Wills

Son
Male

Thomas

Wills

Son
Male

Samuel

Wills

Son
Male

Samuel

Wills

Brother In Law
First name(s) Charles
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Purtington, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Wills

Head

Married

26

1855

Purtington, Somerset, England

Charlotte

Wills

Wife

Married

25

1856

Dorset, England

John

Wills

Son

Single

5

1876

Purtington, Somerset, England

Thomas

Wills

Son

Single

3

1878

Purtington, Somerset, England

Samuel

Wills

Son

Single

1

1880

Purtington, Somerset, England

Samuel

Wills

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Dorset, England

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