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Household of Edward W Willis (born 1850, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Edward W Willis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward W Willis, born in 1850 in Tenterden, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Edward W was the head of the household, married to Alice Willis, born in 1851 in Rochester, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Edward B (born 1874 in Rochester, Kent, England), Alice M (born 1877 in Rochester, Kent, England) and Ruth (born 1880 in Rochester, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward W's Mother In Law, Jane A (born 1808 in Chatham, Kent, England), Edward W's Servant, Harriett (born 1864 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England) and Edward W's Servant, Annie M (born 1861 in Cliffe, Kent, England).


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Edward W Willis's household

Male

Edward W

Willis

Head
Female

Alice

Willis

Wife
Male

Edward B

Willis

Son
Female

Alice M

Willis

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Willis

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Lester

Mother In Law
Female

Harriett

Bridges

Servant
Female

Annie M

Munn

Servant
First name(s) Edward W
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Tenterden, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward W

Willis

Head

Married

31

1850

Tenterden, Kent, England

Alice

Willis

Wife

Married

30

1851

Rochester, Kent, England

Edward B

Willis

Son

Single

7

1874

Rochester, Kent, England

Alice M

Willis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rochester, Kent, England

Ruth

Willis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rochester, Kent, England

Jane A

Lester

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Chatham, Kent, England

Harriett

Bridges

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Annie M

Munn

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cliffe, Kent, England

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