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Household of Edward Wills (born 1843, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Wills and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wills, born in 1843 in Poole, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Wills, born in 1847 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Alice K (born 1875 in Stratford, Essex, England), George S (born 1878 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Edward T (born 1880 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, Arthur Mifauser ?, born in 1859 in Hundon, Suffolk, England.


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Edward Wills's household

Male

Edward

Wills

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Wills

Wife
Female

Alice K

Wills

Daughter
Male

George S

Wills

Son
Male

Edward T

Wills

Son
Male

Arthur

Mifauser ?

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Poole, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wills

Head

Married

38

1843

Poole, Dorset, England

Elizabeth A

Wills

Wife

Married

34

1847

Stratford, Essex, England

Alice K

Wills

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stratford, Essex, England

George S

Wills

Son

Single

3

1878

Stratford, Essex, England

Edward T

Wills

Son

Single

1

1880

Stratford, Essex, England

Arthur

Mifauser ?

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Hundon, Suffolk, England

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