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Household of Charles Wills (born 1833, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Wills, born in 1833 in Merriott, Somerset, consisted of 12 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wills, born in 1833 in Merriott, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1859 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Merriott, Somerset, England), George (born 1863 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Edwin (born 1865 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1868 in Merriott, Somerset, England) and Ellen (born 1872 in Merriott, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Boar, Herbert (born 1856 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Charles's Boar, Emma (born 1857 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Charles's Boar, Elizabeth A (born 1879 in Merriott, Somerset, England) and Charles's Boar, Mary E (born 1880 in Merriott, Somerset, England).


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Charles Wills's household

Male

Charles

Wills

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife
Female

Annie

Wills

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter
Male

George

Wills

Son
Male

Edwin

Wills

Son
Female

Emily

Wills

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wills

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Marshalsea

Boar
Female

Emma

Marshalsea

Boar
Female

Elizabeth A

Marshalsea

Boar
Female

Mary E

Marshalsea

Boar
First name(s) Charles
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Merriott, Somerset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Wills

Head

Married

48

1833

Merriott, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife

Married

48

1833

Merriott, Somerset, England

Annie

Wills

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Merriott, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Merriott, Somerset, England

George

Wills

Son

Single

18

1863

Merriott, Somerset, England

Edwin

Wills

Son

Single

16

1865

Merriott, Somerset, England

Emily

Wills

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Merriott, Somerset, England

Ellen

Wills

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Merriott, Somerset, England

Herbert

Marshalsea

Boar

Married

25

1856

Merriott, Somerset, England

Emma

Marshalsea

Boar

Married

24

1857

Merriott, Somerset, England

Elizabeth A

Marshalsea

Boar

Single

2

1879

Merriott, Somerset, England

Mary E

Marshalsea

Boar

Single

1

1880

Merriott, Somerset, England

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